Tag: party foundation day
Rice prices climb again in North Korea as fresh corn drives...
Rice prices in North Korean markets turned upward again in early October 2026, even as corn prices kept falling. The split shows how slowly...
North Korea’s largest power plant forces workers to pay for mandatory...
Workers at North Korea’s largest power plant are fuming after being ordered on mandatory ideological tours for Party Foundation Day in 2026. The catch...
Kim Jong Un’s party orders chief secretaries to take charge of...
North Korea has ordered its top provincial, city and county party officials to personally lead party school study in 2026. The move tightens Kim...
Yuan loses ground against dollar as North Korean market prices keep...
Market prices in North Korea fell for a fourth consecutive week in late September 2026, as a fresh corn harvest and easing exchange rates...
Kim Jong Un orders propaganda overhaul on party’s 80th anniversary
On the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reemphasized the role of the...
North Korea’s entrepreneurship push shows early success as authorities demand steep...
Just one month after North Korea issued numerous business licenses in major cities such as Nampo, Rason, Sinuiju and Wonsan before the 80th Party...
Ministry of State Security gauges attitudes toward China ties after ambassador’s...
North Korea's Ministry of State Security has been canvassing public opinion about the column that Chinese ambassador Wang Yajun published in the Rodong Sinmun...
North Korea seeks Chinese investment through delayed payment schemes
North Korean trading officials on assignment in China are actively seeking businesspeople willing to invest in the North. The regime appears to be pressuring...
N. Korean women’s organization caught dodging mandatory political sessions
Authorities investigated a Socialist Women's Union of Korea (SWUK) organization in Chongjin after it failed to regularly hold mandatory criticism sessions.
"The SWUK organization in...
N. Korea trains propaganda army for party anniversary push
North Korea's North Pyongan province has launched an intensive propaganda training program to prepare lecturers for the ruling party's 80th anniversary celebrations.
The provincial party...
