Monthly Archives: October 2024
N. Korean party members quietly turn to private business while on official leave
Party members in North Korea are increasingly taking official leave from their duties to secretly engage in private commerce and money-making activities in cities...
N. Korea orders border fortification after cutting rail links to S. Korea
North Korea ordered its military units to fortify its border with South Korea after announcing on Oct. 17 that it had cut rail links...
Triple tragedy strikes North Korean doctor after home purchase
A radiologist in his 30s at the Munitions Factory No. 26 Clinic in Kanggye, Jagang province, recently lost his home, his fortune and his...
Hidden TB case leads to tragedy in N. Korean military unit
A North Korean soldier took his own life after receiving a medical discharge order for tuberculosis (TB) he had hidden from his military unit...
China deports 120 North Korean workers, straining ties with Pyongyang
Some 120 North Korean workers from a garment factory in Dandong, China, were repatriated to North Korea on Sept. 30. The unexpected deportation by...
Surprise parachute drills disrupt life in Sinuiju
The Sinuiju Aviation Club has unexpectedly moved up its annual parachute drills by ten days, sparking speculation among locals that it is linked to...
N. Korea’s Decree 1013: Kim’s green light for tougher punishments of repeat offenders
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has approved Decree 1013, a new directive that imposes harsher penalties on repeat offenders, following a proposal from...
Provincial inspectors swarm South Pyongan farms in two-week seed review
South Pyongan province's farm management committee has been conducting a two-week inspection of wheat and barley fall planting operations at local farms, with a...
N. Korea exorts building supplies from currency traders in flood recovery scheme
North Korean authorities are forcing arrested money changers to donate building materials for flood relief instead of sending them to labor camps, marking a...
Listening in: N. Korea orders transcripts of citizens’ phone calls
North Korea's Ministry of State Security has ordered the compilation of transcripts of recorded public telephone conversations to gauge public sentiment. The directive, which...
