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North Korea's grain stores are operating more reliably in 2026, but limited supply and poor grain quality continue to ...

North Korea's State Film Bureau has issued a directive overhauling TV drama production, demanding popular appeal.

Chinese police questioned a defector in Jilin province using Kuaishou messages, alarming defectors who believed the app was ...

Four North Koreans caught watching a South Korean drama avoided prison, receiving only a public criticism session.

Rising fuel prices in North Korea are forcing bus operators to cut long-distance routes, leaving no direct intercity ...

Street vendors in Hyesan are brawling over prime spots as rising jangmadang market fees push traders out of stalls and onto ...

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

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

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

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

North Korea replaced all foreign student dorm staff at Kim Il Sung University after a breach the party called a political ...