Tag: rodong sinmun
Kaesong printing plant rebuked for 10-day news blackout
The Kaesong newspaper's printing plant is facing severe criticism after failing to print the paper for over ten days due to equipment failures and...
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...
N. Koreans complain about Kim Jong Un’s inspection of tank unit
North Koreans complained about government propaganda following media coverage of leader Kim Jong Un's inspection of a tank unit, prompting the state security apparatus...
