Chinese smugglers caught moving vehicles across the border in Jilin province as a months-long trade suspension strains ...

North Korea is intensifying a boil-water campaign as typhoid and cholera fears rise, but fuel shortages undermine compliance.

North Korea has launched a sweeping reshuffle of senior officials across party organs and state enterprises following the ...

Housing prices in have doubled or more since COVID-19, leaving young couples unable to afford homes or rent across provincial ...

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North Korea's fish farms face feed shortages, power cuts, and aging equipment as the state demands higher output without ...

Wig and eyelash piecework is booming in North Korea as market crackdowns and inflation push people to seek any available ...

North Korean market prices for rice, corn, and imports dipped in late April 2026 after nearly doubling since February, amid ...

Pyongyang sent inspection teams to consulates in China to probe unreported foreign currency dealings amid expanding North ...

North Korea is forcing coastal fish farms to replace existing Chinese trading partners with state-designated ones.

North Korea's donju are pulling back from markets after the Ninth Party Congress, as surveillance of private wealth spreads ...

Dozens of young coal miners at the Pukchang complex were arrested in February for watching and sharing South Korean videos ...