Tag: rodong sinmun
Hyesan trade activities suspended ahead of Kim Jong Un’s Samjiyon inspection
North Korea recently suspended all trade activities in the Hyesan border area in preparation for Kim Jong Un's on-site inspection of Samjiyon on July...
N. Korean lectures urge rejection of “reactionary culture,” highlight anti-Yoon sentiment...
The North Hamgyong Province branch of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League recently held lectures urging local youths to "thoroughly reject reactionary thinking and culture,"...
Disability in N. Korea: Stigma persists despite official efforts
North Korean media is attempting to improve perceptions of people with disabilities, including introducing a commemorative event for disabled children on International Children's Day...
Pyongyang authorities launch investigation into housing corruption
In early June, the Pyongyang People’s Committee launched an investigation into corruption involving residency permits at a housing development on Jonwi Street that was...
Rodong Sinmun circulation drops in North Korea’s rural areas
The number of copies of the Rodong Sinmun circulated to businesses in rural North Korea has dropped significantly. As a result, a growing number...
Kim Jong Un supervises response to paratroopers’ death
After several paratroopers died in a drill attended by Kim Jong Un in March, the North Korean leader personally supervised the regime’s response to...
N. Koreans ambivalent about Kim Jong Un’s new portrait hanging alongside...
North Koreans have mixed feelings about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's portrait appearing alongside his predecessors, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il,...
N. Korea’s local police offices hold meetings after national conference
City, county and district branches of the Ministry of Social Security were ordered to convene general assemblies of basic party branches and party cells...
Satellite imagery shows screen installed around important statues in Pyongyang
A screen has been erected around the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il located in front of the Korean Revolution Museum,...
N. Koreans scoff at government’s propaganda about childcare programs
North Korea continues to spread propaganda about the ruling party's childcare programs, including the distribution of free dairy products to children. Recently, the party...
