Tag: south korea
North Koreans express mixed reactions to Kim Jong Un’s China visit...
North Koreans are reacting in various ways to documentary footage of their leader Kim Jong Un's recent visit to China. Some express despair over...
Wonsan tour guides told to say ‘double bread with ground beef’...
North Korea is providing intensive training to tour guides scheduled to work in Wonsan and other tourist destinations across the country.
"The main tourist areas...
N. Korea’s war simulation reveals military would lose early phase of...
North Korea's General Staff Department conducted a tactical exercise simulating the first week of a war on the Korean Peninsula and reported the results...
N. Korean students detained for questioning ‘two hostile states’ policy toward...
Four college students in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, were detained by security authorities after making critical remarks about North Korea's "two hostile states" policy,...
False rumors about defector policy fuel anxiety in China
Rumors have recently been circulating among North Korean defectors in China claiming that South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered authorities to "no...
N. Korean youth delay marriage as housing crisis deepens
Housing has become the primary obstacle preventing young people from getting married, not just in South Korea, but across the border in North Korea...
North Korea orders trial deployment of nuclear underwater drones in East...
North Korea's Central Military Commission has ordered certain squadrons in its East Sea Fleet to operate nuclear-armed underwater drones on a trial basis in...
Lost in translation: The linguistic challenges facing N. Korean defectors
One of the linguistic shocks faced by North Korean defectors upon their arrival in South Korea involves the relationship between the words nakji and...
N. Korea replaces uranium plant officials after satellite images expose environmental...
Officials at a uranium refinery in Pyongsan, North Hwanghae province, were recently replaced after the international community raised concerns about environmental damage following satellite...
N. Korea’s hydroelectric gamble: When climate meets ideology
Hydroelectric power stations built along tributaries of the Yalu River suffered varying degrees of harm during last summer's record floods, with some facilities being...
