Tag: rodong sinmun
North Korea’s pet boom puts new spotlight on wealth gap
A growing number of North Korean people are keeping pets, fueling rising sales of specialized dog food, clothing and other supplies in 2026. Pet...
North Korea orders TV dramas to be more entertaining, tightening ideological...
North Korea's state film authority has issued a sweeping directive ordering its television drama production unit to make shows more entertaining and modern while...
South Korea’s rushed embrace of Kim Jong Un’s ‘two-state theory’ is...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un first introduced the concept of two hostile states in late 2023, framing South Korea as the country's foremost enemy....
North Koreans speculate on succession as Kim Ju Ae drives tank...
North Korean state media's recent images of Kim Ju Ae firing rifles, handguns, and now driving a tank have sparked notable reactions inside the...
North Korea orders 400 housing units built in North Hamgyong in...
North Korea is pushing a sweeping housing construction drive across the country under the banner of "regional development," and central party officials traveled to...
North Korean children forced into streets for a week to perform...
North Korean schoolchildren as young as elementary age were forced to march through neighborhoods waving flowers and singing state songs for a full week...
North Korea’s military-civilian solidarity rallies draw public frustration
North Korea held a military-civilian solidarity rally in the city of Hamhung on March 6, but some people in South Hamgyong province say the...
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...
N. Korean students face more ideology sessions as regime tightens grip...
North Korean schools have sharply increased mandatory political study sessions for students at all levels following the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of...
Post-congress crackdown: North Korea conducts wired broadcast inspections to enforce ideological...
North Korean authorities are conducting household inspections of wired broadcast equipment across multiple provinces following the conclusion of the ninth Workers' Party of Korea...
