Tag: rodong sinmun
Empty-handed farmers drive up rice prices
Farm workers in South Hwanghae province are flooding local markets to buy rice in November 2026, with tighter state grain procurement leaving them with...
North Korean teachers ordered to cram English for language contest
Education authorities in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province have ordered teachers to compete in a “multilingual contest” in 2026. Teachers in Chongjin say it...
North Korean women spend on leisure amid currency fears
Small groups of North Korean women with a little money to spare are embracing domestic tourism this fall. Leisure trips of this kind were...
North Korean journalists trade reporting for ideology drills
North Korea has launched a sweeping ideological campaign targeting its own journalists in October 2026, timed to the 80th anniversary of the Korean Journalists’...
For some North Koreans, harvest duty becomes a picnic
North Korea’s 2026 fall harvest mobilization looks very different depending on where people work. At some well-funded state agencies and enterprises in South Pyongan...
Signs point to Kim Jong Un preparing for a Trump-Kim summit
As talk of a possible Trump-Kim summit grows in 2026, shifts in North Korea’s domestic political events suggest Kim Jong Un is quietly preparing...
North Koreans shun paid Rodong Sinmun app but still pay for...
North Korea's flagship newspaper can now be read through a paid Rodong Sinmun app on smartphones in 2026. According to a source in South...
North Korea probes army corruption after soldiers found starving on construction...
North Korea's Ministry of Defense has ordered a monthlong special inspection by military prosecutors after reports surfaced that soldiers deployed to rural construction sites...
Elderly North Koreans recall Kim Il Sung era fondly despite hardship...
Elderly North Koreans in several regions are voicing nostalgia for the era of founding leader Kim Il Sung. They unfavorably compare today's economic hardship...
Coal towns welcome North Korea housing plan
North Korea's plan to modernize coal mining towns nationwide is stirring hope among people living in some of the country's most run-down housing in...




















