Tag: rodong sinmun
N. Korea freezes investigations ahead of party congress
North Korea's Ministry of State Security suspended all investigations and custodial proceedings on Feb. 8, ordering provincial bureaus onto emergency footing ahead of the...
North Koreans question reforestation campaigns as planted trees disappear for firewood...
Despite repeated mobilizations for tree-planting every spring and autumn, hillsides remain barren as saplings are harvested for fuel and small farming plots prevent forest...
Cash remains king: Why North Koreans resist Pyongyang’s digital payment push
North Korea is holding public lectures encouraging electronic payment adoption, but citizens remain hesitant due to concerns about government surveillance and policy instability.
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From Kim dynasty to battlefield martyrs: North Korea’s expanding ‘eternal life’...
North Korea's military is using stories of soldiers who detonated themselves in the Russia-Ukraine war as indoctrination material, telling troops "if you give your...
Pyongyang’s calculated silence: Why North Korea won’t celebrate RFA’s shutdown
Radio Free Asia (RFA) may have suspended the production and broadcasting of programs into North Korea, but Pyongyang is keeping quiet about it, including...
Central Committee bypasses company presidents to install handpicked managers in Russian...
North Korea has replaced ten mid-level officials at two construction companies operating in Nakhodka, a city in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East....
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...
New housing projects divide N. Korean opinion between optimism and doubt
North Korean media frequently cover newly built housing complexes nationwide, attempting to demonstrate improving living standards. While these reports raise hopes among some people,...
N. Korea finally rebuilds flood-devastated villages in Jagang province
The Rodong Sinmun recently reported that a move-in celebration was held for hundreds of newly built houses in a village along the Jangja River.
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N. Korea orders “zero incidents” policy for weapons facilities during Kim’s...
North Korea's police organization, the Ministry of Social Security, has instructed regional security departments to strengthen control over weapons, ammunition, and explosives in connection...
