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North Korea food factory contaminants erode public trust in state-made goods
North Korean food factories are producing confectionery products riddled with contaminants, including hair and thin metal wire, fueling a growing public health controversy and...
North Koreans trust foreign news but still tune out state TV
North Koreans in 2026 are tuning out state media — but they aren't tuning out entirely.
While most North Koreans dismiss domestic news broadcasts as...
Political bloodlines drive North Korea’s Social Safety Forces recruitment
North Korea's annual military conscription season is now underway, and the Social Safety Forces — the country's internal security force, roughly equivalent to South...
North Korea brokers extort defector families with surveillance threats
Remittance brokers operating near North Korea's border are shaking down the families of North Korean defectors, extorting money from people who recently received funds...
Flu outbreak overwhelms North Korean hospitals as children develop pneumonia
A flu outbreak is sweeping parts of North Korea, overwhelming hospitals and forcing parents to seek private doctors as children as young as one...
North Korea electricity conservation drive mocked amid chronic blackouts
North Korea's electricity shortage has become so severe that a state-run campaign urging people to conserve power is drawing open ridicule from the very...
North Korea loosens mobile restrictions as it courts Chinese investment
North Korea appears to be easing mobile phone restrictions on Chinese nationals entering the country for business, a move observers inside the country are...
North Korea fuel prices surge 20% as Iran war squeezes oil...
North Korea's market prices have surged for the second consecutive month, with fuel costs leading the way as gasoline and diesel prices each jumped...
North Korea triples border enforcement as Kim Jong Un ideology campaign...
A wave of mandatory study sessions centered on "Kim Jong Un Thought" has swept Ryanggang province following the Ninth Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)...
North Korean traders make fake calls to cover Chinese phone use
North Korean traders near the Chinese border have been deliberately placing brief international calls on state-issued mobile phones to create false records and disguise...
