Tag: rumors
North Koreans trust foreign news but still tune out state TV
North Koreans in 2026 are tuning out state media — but they aren't tuning out entirely.
While most North Koreans dismiss domestic news broadcasts as...
North Korea cracks down on rumors about soldiers captured in Ukraine
North Korean authorities have ordered state security agents to identify and suppress rumors spreading along the Chinese border about soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces,...
North Korean woman marries widowed brother-in-law to honor sister’s dying wish
The story of a North Korean woman who tried to fill the shoes of her deceased older sister by starting a family with her...
Height, songbun, and accordion skills: What it takes to land a...
With North Korea expected to expand its overseas workforce, more young women are taking lessons in singing and musical instruments with the hope of...
Suspension of RFA and VOA transforms North Korean public opinion as...
Since the suspension of major radio broadcasts aimed at North Korea, such as Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA), the flow...
North Korean security agents raid homes of past Chinese phone users...
North Korean state security agents in border regions are raiding the homes of people with records of having used Chinese-made mobile phones in the...
North Korea intensifies indoctrination promoting ‘complete nation’ status under new doctrine
North Korea has been focusing on ideological indoctrination to teach the public that it is a completely independent nation — not an incomplete, divided...
North Korea cracks down on tomb relocation rumor in South Hwanghae...
In some regions of South Hwanghae province, a baseless rumor is spreading that "disaster will strike your family if you don't move your ancestor's...
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....
News of North Korean soldier’s defection spreads quietly along China border
News of a North Korean soldier's recent defection to the South is quietly spreading among people living along the North Korea-China border. Due to...
