The Return of Highway Robbery
In North Korea, the number of “gangs of robbers” extorting cash and goods from citizens has been on the rise, triggering a serious social...
Kim Jong Il’s Orders: Don’t Steal Crops!
Collective farm crop theft cases have been increasing due to the North Korean chronic food crisis, so a special instruction from Kim Jong Il...
Secrets Should Be Secret
In April the North Korean authorities distributed lecture guidebooks under the title "Let us strictly preserve secrets," urging the citizens to strictly guard secrets...
Bad Directive Set to Cause Farming Problems
North Korean farmers are on the verge of tears because of a strange new farming policy from the Supreme Commander of the Agricultural Front,...
North Korean Officials Listen to Foreign Radio
Shenyang, China -- Among cadres in North Korea, listening to foreign radio is on the increase.
Several sources from North Korea report that...
Youth Gang Membership Rising in North Korea
North Korean authorities are concerned over increasing gang activity involving “kotjebi” around railway stations and in markets.
Recently it has become known that in...
Rice Price Rising Thanks to Olympics
The contraction of Sino-North Korean trade as a result of the Beijing Olympics and strengthened border controls has caused the rice price in North...
Bribe to Cross Tumen River Hits $715
Changchun, China -- Since the regulation of the border area along the Tumen River was strengthened for the Beijing Olympics, the cost for crossing...
Who Is the Chairperson of the People’s Unit?
In North Korea, it is suggested that "at the whim of the chairperson of the People's Unit, even house prices can skyrocket."
A source from...
North Korean Doping Medalist in Danger?
North Korea is likely to severely punish one of its athletes after he tested positive for prohibited drugs at the Beijing Olympics and was...
