Tag: workers
New drivers fuel rise in North Korea traffic accidents
North Korean authorities are struggling to manage a surge in traffic accidents as private car ownership expands, with more than 30 accidents reported in...
Markets, not wages, feed North Korean households
"The official salary from my workplace is about 30,000 North Korean won a month. But feeding our family of four takes more than 800,000...
Coal towns welcome North Korea housing plan
North Korea's plan to modernize coal mining towns nationwide is stirring hope among people living in some of the country's most run-down housing in...
Chongjin party boss dodges inspection
The Workers' Party of Korea secretary at a munitions factory in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, checked into a sanatorium for 40 days just as...
New Russia-tied directive stuns Nampo officials
North Korean authorities have ordered officials in Nampo to overhaul the city's administrative, industrial and public health systems to reflect deepening Russia ties, according...
North Korea pushes tourism but struggling people say survival comes first
North Korean authorities are pushing organized domestic tourism ahead of summer 2026, but ordinary North Korean people facing economic hardship are responding with near-total...
North Korea’s neighborhood watch units can’t find anyone willing to lead...
North Koreans are increasingly refusing to serve as neighborhood watch unit leaders in 2026, and the trend has now reached Pyongyang, where filling the...
North Korea tightens watch on trade workers in China
North Korean trade workers in China are facing tighter surveillance as Pyongyang and Beijing look to expand trade following a recent summit between the...
North Korea’s new mining and farm housing turns vacant within years
Some newly built homes in North Korea's coal mining and farming regions are being abandoned within two years of being occupied, with the empty...
North Korea’s practical teaching push lays bare Pyongyang-provincial education gap
A North Korean Ministry of Education showcase intended to model a new hands-on teaching approach at vocational colleges ended up drawing more attention to...
