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South Hamgyong province reels from deadly shooting at local shipyard
A security guard’s fatal shooting of his girlfriend at Sinpo Shipyard, in South Hamgyong province, has left local residents stunned.
“A male security guard in...
North Korea’s Ansok Tideland struggles with poor rice harvest after flood...
Recent satellite imagery analysis has revealed that rice production in Ansok Tideland, Onchon county, South Pyongan province, was not particularly good. Ansok Tideland was...
Hush or else: North Korea’s intensifying struggle against rumors
North Korea's state security agency has issued a directive to border guards and civilians, urging a "vigorous struggle" against the spreading of rumors as...
Mobile menace: North Korea flexes nuclear muscle in TEL drills
The Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army (KPA) has ordered the Strategic Force to launch an intensive command drill on the wartime use...
Kim Jong Un orders crafting of “realistic” diplomatic strategy toward US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered his foreign ministry team to develop a realistic diplomatic strategy for U.S. negotiations, indicating he "did...
N. Korean youth secretly learn tech skills to access outside world
Despite strict controls, young North Koreans are increasingly seeking computer and information technology skills, driven by curiosity about the outside world.
A source in North...
N. Korea holds simultaneous closed trials for violators of anti-reactionary thought...
North Korea conducted simultaneous closed trials in Pyongyang and North Hwanghae Province in mid-July, following orders from the Central Anti-Socialist and Non-Socialist (ASNS) Joint...
N. Koreans use fallen propaganda balloons to patch roofs
North Korean authorities sharply criticized South Korean civilian groups for launching balloons carrying propaganda leaflets across the border. However, many North Koreans see the...
Cyber Allies: North Korea and Russia’s cyber partnership in the post-treaty...
The year 2024 will be remembered as a milestone that paved the way for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea)...
China’s Hebei Province issues temporary residency permits to defectors
Police in parts of China's Hebei Province are issuing temporary residency permits to defectors who have lived in China for a decade or more,...
