Satellite data shows North Korea's spring wheat and barley cultivation fell 8.4% in 2026, with sharp drops in key ...

Rising fuel costs had already hit North Korea's taxi sector, but rice planting mobilization patrols are now driving a surge ...

Market vendors in North Korea take on wig and eyelash piecework as market income covers barely enough food for one day.

Young women now refuse to date or marry men without stable income, reflecting a generation shaped by market survival and ...

North Korean donju in Hyesan are converting stacked apartments into private duplexes and installing CCTV cameras.

Tuberculosis cases among newly deployed North Korean workers in China raise doubts over pre-departure health screenings.

North Korea's new elective curriculum is fueling a teacher reassignment crisis, with educators threatening to quit.

Rising crime and heating fuel costs are pushing North Koreans in Chongjin and Sinuiju toward guarded apartments and away from ...

As U.S.-China talks approach, an analyst argues Seoul has spent 30 years avoiding hard truths about North Korea's nuclear ...

North Korea's education ministry targets North Hamgyong over school bribery, but teachers say the crackdown ignores dire ...

A surge in Chinese used car imports has sparked a booming auto repair industry in North Korea, with dedicated repair ...

Chinese police recruit North Korean defectors as informants to infiltrate escape networks, with confirmed arrests in Liaoning ...