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North Korea propaganda truck breaks down during morning rush hour in...
With propaganda campaigns more active than ever throughout North Korea ahead of the Ninth Party Congress, the driver of a loudspeaker truck in Haeju,...
Gold dealers arrested as North Korea targets illicit bullion market
As North Korea launched a fresh crackdown on the illicit gold trade in early February 2025, state security agents in North Pyongan province arrested...
North Korea cracks down on corrupt prosecutors shielding elite students
North Korea's Supreme Prosecutor's Office issued an emergency order Jan. 19 activating a long-dormant legal provision that allows the replacement of corrupt prosecutors at...
North Korea forces forest rangers to seize firewood from freezing people
People gathering firewood in the hills along North Korea's northern border with China are dodging forest rangers who have intensified patrols to meet quotas...
North Korean sea cucumbers sell at premium prices in China despite...
While North Korea is prohibited from exporting fishery products under United Nations Security Council sanctions, seafood from the North, including pricey dried sea cucumbers,...
North Korean farm worker penalized for submitting coal dust instead of...
A North Korean farm worker in Chongjin was publicly criticized by managers after submitting coal dust instead of proper manure, and he was warned...
North Korean fugitive caught after assaulting officer, stealing gun in Sinuiju
A man who allegedly assaulted a police officer during a stop in November in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, and made off with the officer's...
North Korea drills anti-drone measures while civil defense suspects Chinese origin
North Korean civil defense forces are reportedly drilling countermeasures against drone incursions. During the drills, instructors mentioned drones flown over the border from South...
N. Korea drone incident shows peace talks are political mirage
North Korea's statements and rhetoric regarding the drone incident are once again roiling South Korea. Less than a day after the North Korean General...
What Kim Ju Ae’s New Year’s shrine visit really signals
On Jan. 1, 2026, Kim Jong Un brought his daughter Kim Ju Ae and his wife Ri Sol Ju to pay their respects at...
