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N. Korea cracks down on drug manufacturing state trading companies
North Korea's Ministry of Social Security has launched an intensive crackdown on major trading companies suspected of manufacturing and exporting illegal drugs.
"Both the Myohyang...
N. Korea orders probe into its own harsh punishments
North Korea has issued a special order to launch full-scale reinvestigations of unfair and cruel punishments from the Unified Command on Non-Socialist and Anti-Socialist...
N. Korea pursues unofficial technology transfer to upgrade key western port
North Korea recently requested technical assistance from civilian companies in the Chinese city of Dalian to modernize equipment at Nampo Port.
"The Cabinet's Ministry of...
Workers scoff at ‘worthless’ propaganda materials as N. Korea demands impossible...
North Korean authorities have begun urging workers to "increase production" and "economize," distributing political propaganda materials to General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea...
N. Korea doubles foreign currency quotas for overseas workers
North Korea has doubled the foreign currency quotas required from workers sent overseas. This change will likely force North Korean laborers abroad to endure...
Silent warheads: The hidden race of N. Korea’s nuclear ambitions
North Korea's military leadership is prioritizing the battlefield deployment of miniaturized nuclear warheads and multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) payloads ahead of the...
Kim Jong Un orders munition factories to accelerate five-year defense plan...
Major munition factories in South Pyongan province have received an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to quickly achieve five key tasks...
North Korea seeks to boost military aircraft maintenance expertise
North Korea's Air Force has proposed a significant expansion of enrollment at the Kim Chaek Air Force University to train more aircraft maintenance technicians.
The...
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...
North Korea audits uniform factories amid push for socialist policies
The Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee has launched an inspection of major student uniform and school item factories in Pyongyang and other regions....
