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Kim Jong Il’s Ten Principles: Restricting the People

The Chosun (North Korean) Workers’ Party controls and restricts all types of people: from party members to non-members, from the upper-class to the proletariat. As...
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What Are the “Ten Principles”?

The “Ten Principles for the Establishment of the One-Ideology System” are regulations that govern the everyday lives of the North Korean people. They were...

N. Korea orders trading companies in Russia to select personnel to send to Ukraine

North Korea's government recently ordered North Korean trading companies in Russia to select personnel to send to Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine so they can take...
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Announcement on import restrictions leads to panic buying in Pyongyang

North Korea's recent announcement of restrictions on imports of "unnecessary items" has led to a spate of "panic buying" in Pyongyang, Daily NK has...

Soldiers in Unpa County are stealing and looting from locals

North Korean soldiers deployed to Unpa County for recovery efforts, including the rebuilding of houses damaged by flooding, are stealing from locals, Daily NK...
Kim Jong Un at the fourth plenary session (plenum) of the 7th Term Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee [CC] held on April 10, 2019 constitution citizenship

What we know – and what we don’t – about Kim Jong Un’s absence

Rumors regarding the health of Kim Jong Un began following his absence from the “Day of the Sun,” a national holiday commemorating the birth...
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More clues to what’s going on with Kim Jong Un’s health

Rodong Sinmun published an article on Monday about a “technician contest” that is currently underway in North Korea. Based on the article, the competition...
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Wonsan man executed for illegally selling CDs and USBs with S. Korean movies, dramas...

In late April, North Korean authorities publicly executed a man living in Wonsan (Gangwon Province) who illegally sold CDs and USBs filled with South...
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N. Korean authorities refrain from squashing KJU death rumors

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's prolonged absence from the public has fueled rapidly spreading rumors about his death among North Koreans in the...

North Korea suspends illegal extensions of visas for workers in Russia

North Korean authorities have suspended activities by the “Enemy Collapse Sabotage Bureau” to illegally extend the visas of North Korean workers overseas. The move follows...

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