North Korean man arrested for running job placement scam
A man who ran a scam targeting wealthy and well-connected Sariwon residents in North Hwanghae province, promising to secure state jobs for their children,...
North Korean youth embrace hand gestures to express emotion
Young North Koreans are increasingly flashing V signs and other hand gestures to express their emotions, a habit that marks a clear departure from...
North Korean teens flock to ‘dance tutoring’ inspired by slick pop choreography
So-called "dance tutoring" is becoming popular among North Korean teenagers, as slick performance videos of singers dancing in formation with dynamic choreography catch young...
Pyongyang car office workers busted for renting out state vehicles
Three low ranking managers at a car management office in Pyongyang have been referred to prosecutors on charges of secretly renting out state owned...
Apartment prices fall in one of Pyongyang’s newest districts
Apartment prices in one of Pyongyang's newer housing districts have fallen from about $70,000 to roughly $60,000, and sales have slowed sharply, as a...
Travel certificate bribes surge in North Korea as corruption crackdown bites
Bribes for the travel certificates North Koreans need to move between regions have jumped sharply in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, and the government's own...
Sinuiju youths sentenced to labor training over foreign videos
Four unemployed young men in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, were sentenced to labor training after North Korean authorities caught them watching South Korean and...
North Korea cracks down on ghostwritten graduation theses at Pyongyang universities
North Korea's Cabinet Ministry of Education has ordered major universities in Pyongyang to stamp out the ghostwriting of graduation theses, sparking anxiety among soon-to-graduate...
North Korea’s wealthy still crave South Korean cosmetics despite crackdown
Demand for South Korean cosmetics among North Korea's wealthy elite shows no sign of slowing, and smugglers have begun repackaging the products into Chinese...
North Korea orders nationwide university crackdown after Kim Chaek arrests
North Korean authorities have ordered intensive inspections at universities nationwide, including in Pyongyang, after seven students at Kim Chaek University of Technology were arrested.
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