N. Korea orders writers and artists to complete ideological training before April
North Korea has ordered all writers and artists to complete an intensive ideological training course by early April, as the regime moves to tighten...
North Koreans speculate on succession as Kim Ju Ae drives tank in state media...
North Korean state media's recent images of Kim Ju Ae firing rifles, handguns, and now driving a tank have sparked notable reactions inside the...
Ninth Party Congress purge signals sweeping overhaul of provincial party officials
The sweeping personnel overhaul launched at the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is now pushing into the provinces. The North...
North Korean children forced into streets for a week to perform election enthusiasm
North Korean schoolchildren as young as elementary age were forced to march through neighborhoods waving flowers and singing state songs for a full week...
North Korea’s military-civilian solidarity rallies draw public frustration
North Korea held a military-civilian solidarity rally in the city of Hamhung on March 6, but some people in South Hamgyong province say the...
North Korea unveils next-stage public health goals at party congress
North Korea's health ministry used the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea earlier this month to announce an ambitious new phase in...
Post-congress crackdown: North Korea conducts wired broadcast inspections to enforce ideological compliance
North Korean authorities are conducting household inspections of wired broadcast equipment across multiple provinces following the conclusion of the ninth Workers' Party of Korea...
Pyongyang’s post-congress economic push hits raw material wall in Ryanggang
As North Korea's Ninth Party Congress wrapped up with a renewed emphasis on local development, the cabinet issued its first concrete implementing directive on...
North Korea touts uniform success at Ninth Party Congress, but factory workers say otherwise
North Korea is celebrating the nationwide supply of school uniforms as one of its crowning socialist achievements, but factory workers tasked with producing those...
N. Korea freezes investigations ahead of party congress
North Korea's Ministry of State Security suspended all investigations and custodial proceedings on Feb. 8, ordering provincial bureaus onto emergency footing ahead of the...
