Tag: ideology
Pyongyang’s post-congress economic push hits raw material wall in Ryanggang
As North Korea's Ninth Party Congress wrapped up with a renewed emphasis on local development, the cabinet issued its first concrete implementing directive on...
N. Korea freezes investigations ahead of party congress
North Korea's Ministry of State Security suspended all investigations and custodial proceedings on Feb. 8, ordering provincial bureaus onto emergency footing ahead of the...
North Korean POWs in Ukraine beg for South Korea’s help—will Seoul...
The release of interviews with North Korean soldiers captured as prisoners of war on the Ukrainian battlefield is causing shockwaves.
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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...
North Korean military expands sniper training under Kim Jong Un’s orders...
Special operations units are reorganizing around distinct combat missions and rotating through varied terrain as the regime prioritizes precision strike capabilities following observations from...
From Kim dynasty to battlefield martyrs: North Korea’s expanding ‘eternal life’...
North Korea's military is using stories of soldiers who detonated themselves in the Russia-Ukraine war as indoctrination material, telling troops "if you give your...
N. Korea inspects progress in ‘three revolutionary movements’ at shipyards
As the end of the year approaches, North Korea’s ruling party has sent inspectors to major shipyards in Chongjin, Rajin, Sinpo and Nampo to...
North Korean farm workers moonlight as paid replacements during harvest mobilization
As North Korea's national mobilization for the fall harvest nears its conclusion, a bizarre trend has emerged of farm workers being paid to serve...
Self-reliance campaign forces vendors away from markets during crucial winter selling...
As business slows to a trickle at North Korea's informal marketplaces, North Koreans are complaining about being constantly called up for mandatory community service...
N. Korea’s criminal justice reform: Control under cover
North Korea recently scrapped its system of preliminary examinations—a legal procedure the country maintained for roughly 70 years since the regime's founding. This change...
