Tag: north hwanghae province
N. Korea locks down villages near uranium plant over mystery illness
North Korean authorities have sealed off a cluster of villages near a uranium refining plant in North Hwanghae province. The lockdown follows an outbreak...
North Korea arrests three in Sariwon housing corruption probe
A sweeping corruption investigation has reportedly been launched in Sariwon, North Hwanghae province, targeting donju, North Korea's class of wealthy private entrepreneurs, and the...
North Korea demands detailed rice-planting reports from Hwanghae farms
North Korea's central authorities ordered South and North Hwanghae provinces, the country's leading rice-growing region, on June 9, 2026, to compile detailed rice-transplanting reports...
Satellites show North Korea’s rice planting running ahead of schedule
North Korea's farms are planting rice slightly faster than in past years, with progress in 2026 running 2.7 percentage points ahead across eight sample...
New satellite images reveal upgrades, freight activity at North Korea’s Pyongsan...
Satellite imagery of North Korea's Pyongsan uranium refinery shows the facility continuing to operate and undergo upgrades, with new construction, freight activity, and expanding...
North Korea vows new 10-year forest push, but satellite data reveals...
North Korea announced a second 10-year reforestation campaign in April 2026, pledging to restore degraded forests across the country through 2035 — but satellite...
North Korea’s poorest youth are choosing brutal labor brigades over life...
Young North Koreans facing poverty and an unrelenting burden of workplace levies are volunteering for the country's much-dreaded labor brigades in growing numbers, choosing...
Winter warfare preparations expose North Korea’s chronic military supply crisis
North Korea's II Corps has ordered nutritious food for soldiers ahead of winter exercises beginning Dec. 1, but the directive has sparked complaints from...
Satellite imagery reveals unauthorized expansion of South Korean bus operations in...
North Korea has continued using South Korean buses from the Kaesong Industrial Complex in an unauthorized fashion even after the complex was closed, and...
Central Committee investigation reveals corruption at North Korean cotton farm
After more than a dozen petitions from a whistleblower at a farm in Unpa county, North Hwanghae province, were ignored by the county and...
