Tag: kim il sung
Divorce in N. Korea is considered “abnormal behavior”
Divorce is considered abnormal behavior in North Korea, and children whose parents split up are often ostracized by their peers or discriminated against by...
Why was the term “Day of the Sun” barely used on...
North Korean media this year hardly used the term “Day of the Sun,” the name for the holiday marking the birthday of the country’s...
Kim Il Sung’s birthday didn’t lead to fall in grain prices...
Grain prices at North Korean markets did not fall as they usually do around Apr. 15, which is Kim Il Sung's birthday and the...
What N. Korea gains – and loses – through its new...
There were more inter-Korean summits during the Moon Jae-in administration than at any time since the Korean Peninsula was divided. In particular, a long-awaited...
Ahead of Kim Il Sung’s birthday, N. Korea intensifies anti-American education...
Ahead of the Day of the Sun (Apr. 15, a holiday celebrating the birthday of Kim Il Sung), North Korea has ordered that the...
North Pyongan Province orders a stop to illegal home additions
The North Pyongan Province People's Committee has begun to crack down on people who illegally build additions to their houses to accommodate two families....
N. Korea silences dissent about efforts to erase concept of “national...
As North Korea accelerates efforts to erase the concept of "national reunification" from its propaganda, the regime has ordered organizations nationwide to silence any...
What we know about Kim Ju Ae’s chances for succession so...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was accompanied by his young daughter Kim Ju Ae at several public events, including the opening of a...
How one North Korean man was purged for no real reason
In June 2020, the iconic Changgwangwon Health Complex in North Korea celebrated its 40th anniversary. The complex is known among Pyongyang residents for having...
The impact of Kim Jong Un’s order in late 2020 to...
Before North Korea's government passed the "Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act" in December 2020, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued an order...
