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Sing for the regime: N. Korea’s mandatory song sessions face public...
The South Hwanghae provincial party committee has made weekly "song dissemination" sessions mandatory at all workplaces, leaving many North Koreans frustrated as they're forced...
Kim Jong Un prohibits unofficial fees after model farmers barred from...
The party committee of Ryongchon county in North Pyongan province recently held an executive council meeting to address an order directly from Kim Jong...
Special security measures mark Kim Jong Un’s birthday: A new national...
North Korea implemented special security measures for Kim Jong Un's birthday on Jan. 8, signaling ongoing efforts to establish the date as a national...
N. Koreans abuzz over rare footage of Kim Yo Jong with...
A recent television broadcast showing Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, walking with two children has sparked widespread interest...
N. Korea detains widow over comments on Juche calendar change
North Korean authorities have arrested a woman for questioning the suspension of the "Juche" calendar system that honored founder Kim Il Sung. The incident...
N. Koreans defy order to change lyrics of Kim Jong Il...
North Koreans continue to sing propaganda songs praising the late leader Kim Jong Il, despite an order by authorities to change the lyrics. The...
N. Koreans scoff at government’s salt water remedy
North Korean authorities are urging citizens to gargle with salt water daily as a disease prevention measure during their September-October sanitation campaign. Locals, however,...
Some N. Koreans prioritize Kim portraits while fleeing homes due to...
As the Yalu River overflowed its banks, flooding parts of North Korea, some people risked their lives to save portraits of the country's former...
North Korea’s new Kim Jong Un solo badge is significant
North Korea's Korean Central TV broadcast news of the second day of the Eighth Party Central Committee's 10th Plenary Session on June 30, showing...
N. Koreans ambivalent about Kim Jong Un’s new portrait hanging alongside...
North Koreans have mixed feelings about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's portrait appearing alongside his predecessors, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il,...
