Tag: pyongyang
Kim Jong Un prioritizes weapons technology over economic gains from Ukraine...
A memorial for the war in Ukraine is under construction in the Hwasong district of Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un broke ground on the project...
North Korea orders youth to lead final push on five-year plan...
Socialist Patriotic Youth League organizations are conducting large-scale ideological campaigns at factories, but young workers react indifferently to calls for double shifts and overtime...
From fairways to firepower: Inside North Korea’s camouflaged missile program
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was held on Oct. 31–Nov. 1, in Gyeongju, a city in South Korea's North Gyeongsang province. Just one...
Bag inspections and struggle sessions fail to stop Pyongyang students from...
South Korea's unique custom of couples and friends exchanging pairs of stick-shaped snacks on Nov. 11 has arrived in Pyongyang. Aware of this, the...
Pyongyang’s vanishing islands: Satellite images reveal aggressive sand mining in Taedong...
Recent satellite images capture the gradual disappearance of uninhabited islands in the Taedong River in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang as a result...
Massive Chinese sugar shipment aims to boost Kim Jong Un’s image...
China agreed to provide massive sugar aid during summit talks tied to the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan, with the shipment timed...
Fake dollars and yuan flood North Korean markets amid exchange rate...
Counterfeit foreign currency is flooding North Korean markets as the country's exchange rates skyrocket and the local currency collapses, prompting authorities to launch an...
N. Korea frames China visit as step toward global leadership role
North Korean officials are studying a compilation of leader Kim Jong Un's remarks to senior party figures before his recent visit to China, with...
N. Korea’s LAN gaming center offers entertainment under strict surveillance
Pyongyang's Hwasong district is home to a LAN gaming center that's open to the public, but North Korean authorities maintain strict oversight of every...
Passengers pay twice as Cabinet cracks down on N. Korea’s private...
North Korea's Cabinet has ordered Pyongyang city people's committee to fix private bus operations and overhaul its fare system. This appears aimed at closing...
