Ryanggang Province trading companies hand out gifts to employees for New Year’s
Many North Koreans spent their four days off for New Year’s playing games or resting with their friends, family and neighbors. Some cadres and...
Telecoms in NK Developing Well, for Now
South Korea’s Vice-Minister of Unification told a forum this morning that while the future of North Korea’s telecommunications sector is unclear, it is growing...
Demand for South Korean cosmetics grows in provincial regions of North Korea
Rising demand for South Korean cosmetics is spreading beyond Pyongyang to the country’s provinces, and many women in North Korea are seeking out the...
China shuts down road traffic on Sino-NK bridge
On the heels of a fleeting reopening, China has suspended road traffic and customs operations on the Sino-North Korean Friendship Bridge until critical risks...
North Korea appears intent on receiving “international support” for a COVID-19 vaccine
In North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s first order to the Ministry of Public Health this year, he called on the ministry to “put...
State Smuggling Rings Encouraged by Pyongyang
Changchun, China -- The North Korean authorities, reportedly concerned by the possibility that China might be tempted to limit trade with its neighbor, have...
Yunmi Teahouse Sex Scandal
It has been reported that approximately twenty North Korean officials have been laid off, and some even publicly shot, due to the so-called “Yunmi...
One Day, Three Boats from North Korea
The South Korean military rescued seven North Koreans on three different boats in the West Sea on the same day yesterday, although three of...
70-Day Farming Battle in the Making
As drought in western areas of the Korean Peninsula persists and threatens to decimate the autumn harvest, North Korea’s annual, nationwide period of mass...
