N. Korea frames China visit as step toward global leadership role
North Korean officials are studying a compilation of leader Kim Jong Un's remarks to senior party figures before his recent visit to China, with...
N. Korea orders removal of unified peninsula maps
North Korea has issued an order to replace maps of the Korean Peninsula displayed in state agency offices nationwide with maps showing only the...
N. Korea’s elaborate memorial events for fallen soldiers spark claims of political theater
North Korean authorities have organized a series of events to honor soldiers killed in the Russia-Ukraine war and comfort their grieving families, but some...
Kim Jong Un’s China visit: Fear of purges lurks behind diplomatic spectacle
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited China again after six years and eight months. This trip drew particular attention as his debut...
N. Korean memorial for Ukraine war dead sparks rare public anger at government
A gloomy mood has come over some North Koreans after the authorities held a memorial for North Korean soldiers who have died fighting in...
North Korea’s showcase factories struggle as prosecutors launch crackdown
North Korea is heavily promoting the achievements of its local industrial factory construction under the "Regional Development 20×10 Policy," but in reality, these factories...
North Korea reinforces “two hostile states” narrative in police briefing
North Korea has doubled down on its "two hostile states narrative" in a recent lecture delivered to senior police officers.
"A message from Kim Jong...
N. Korea monitors weakening of S. Korean human rights groups as strategic opportunity
North Korea is closely monitoring the weakening of North Korean human rights groups in South Korea as a strategic opportunity to adjust its approach...
N. Korean propaganda whitewashes China’s wartime contribution
North Korean authorities stepped up anti-American and anti-imperialist ideological education for youth ahead of July 27, the anniversary of the Korean War armistice, which...
N. Korea’s rural youth program fails as workers abandon farm posts
Despite North Korean authorities calling for the creation of all-youth work squads to help young people settle in agricultural communities, many young people still...
