Tag: food shortages
North Korea factories join spring foraging scramble, squeezing out ordinary people
As spring foraging season gets underway across North Korea, workers from state-run food factories have joined the annual race for wild mountain vegetables. Their...
Pet shop in Pyongyang sparks anger and envy among North Korea’s...
North Koreans outside Pyongyang are reacting with resentment and disbelief after state media broadcast footage of Kim Jong Un and his daughter, Ju Ae,...
North Korean students mobilized to farm school land as rations dry...
North Korean students have barely settled into the new school year before being pulled out of class to expand school farmland plots, with parents...
North Korea tightens grocery store regulations
North Korea instructed grocery store managers across the country in early February to strictly follow government guidelines for the purchase, sale, and storage of...
North Korean soldier beaten to death for failing to collect fuel
A North Korean soldier with the Eighth General Bureau, which is thought to be responsible for construction projects, was fatally beaten by his superiors...
Protein deficiency causes muscle atrophy and hair loss among North Korean...
Spreading malnutrition among children is becoming a major social issue in North Korea, with three orphans at a school in Pyongsong recently dying after...
Malnourished North Korean sailors fall ill after rare lavish meal at...
After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended an event for the Choe Hyon destroyer early this month, around two dozen sailors reported severe...
Desperate North Koreans sell blood for food as hunger crisis deepens
As North Korea endures a severe food shortage, desperate North Koreans have been selling their blood, a practice that has surged recently after the...
Photos: ‘Agricultural revolution’ falls short as rural poverty persists
Despite North Korea's promises of an "agricultural revolution" announced at a key party meeting in late 2021, the country's rural areas remain mired in...
Street children return to North Korea as food prices soar
Homeless children are reappearing on North Korean streets as soaring food prices drive desperate families deeper into poverty.
Children begging and stealing food around markets...
