Side Effects of Tension Raised by North Korean Regime
A tense atmosphere is being felt in North Korean society, as rumors spread that if the satellite is intercepted a war will erupt. In...
NK Running ‘Backpack Bomb’ Unit
The North Korean military has established a new military brigade in North Pyongan Province which apparently specializes in backpack-sized tactical nuclear weapons. The brigade,...
Inspections by NDC only Make Rich Richer
Yanji, China -- In Hyesan, Yangkang Province, markets have been significantly reduced in size and scope recently, due to the anti-socialist group’s inspections; however,...
Barbed wire swallows Yanggang Province
The North Korean authorities have recently completed the protracted installation of a barbed wire-fence, construction for
which began a few years ago, running along the...
Students at University of Coal Mining in Pyongsong frustrated about their futures
One area impacted by continuing international sanctions on North Korea has been the country’s coal industry. Now students at the University of Coal Mining...
Kim Yong Chol’s transfer to United Front Department complete
Following South Korean media reports that
North Korea’s General Reconnaissance Bureau Chief Kim Yong Chol has been tapped
to fill a vacant post dealing with inter-Korean...
Public Sentiment in North Korea, “What Has Kim Jong Il Done for Us?”
A former official from the Science Department of the (North) Korea Workers' Party who applied for asylum in South Korea, said in an interview...
‘Chuseok Table’ Reaches New High
The Korean Peninsula has just celebrated Chuseok, the traditional harvest festival of the Korean people.
However, rising Chinese Yuan exchange rates have driven price...
Malnourishment rife in many of North Korea’s orphanages
Despite Kim Jong Un’s proclaimed "love for children" and efforts by the government to expand and reform the country’s child care facilities, there are...
Kim Jong Un orders war simulation training amidst ‘peace Olympics’
A North Korean mockup of South Korea's Blue House burns during staged North Korean wargames held in December 2016. The exercise was reportedly overseen...
