Kim Jong Un prioritizes weapons technology over economic gains from Ukraine deployment
A memorial for the war in Ukraine is under construction in the Hwasong district of Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un broke ground on the project...
N. Korea cracks down on home-based restaurants to force customers into state-run establishments
Sinuiju authorities are targeting unlicensed food vendors operating from private yards, aiming to bring all commercial activity under state control despite public preference for...
Hyesan excludes unmarried workers from China dispatch, using families as ‘hostages’ against defection
Ryanggang province authorities now require overseas candidates to be married with children, tightening selection criteria as regime seeks to prevent defections by holding family...
North Korea orders youth to lead final push on five-year plan ahead of party...
Socialist Patriotic Youth League organizations are conducting large-scale ideological campaigns at factories, but young workers react indifferently to calls for double shifts and overtime...
North Korea’s secret police crack down on officials’ wives consulting fortune tellers ahead of...
The Ministry of State Security has ordered provincial bureaus to monitor nighttime movements and superstitious rituals as families fear personnel changes, with some paying...
Why North Korea’s December plenary meeting matters for the Ninth Party Congress
The time has come to wrap up another year.
In North Korea, the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea typically holds a plenary...
Daily water delivery services become routine in North Korean cities as quality concerns grow
Tokchon residents pay 6,000–8,000 won for daily shipments of drinking and mineral water as aging infrastructure and pollution drive year-round demand beyond traditional monsoon...
North Korean military expands sniper training under Kim Jong Un’s orders for ‘training revolution’
Special operations units are reorganizing around distinct combat missions and rotating through varied terrain as the regime prioritizes precision strike capabilities following observations from...
North Korean remittance brokers disguise themselves as traveling salespeople to evade crackdowns
Operators in border regions carry sweets and underwear to mask their use of Chinese mobile phones for money transfers, as state security intensifies surveillance...
North Koreans question reforestation campaigns as planted trees disappear for firewood each winter
Despite repeated mobilizations for tree-planting every spring and autumn, hillsides remain barren as saplings are harvested for fuel and small farming plots prevent forest...
