At year’s end, provincial shops and restaurants struggle as local markets flooded with instant noodles
Lumbrokinase from the North smuggled into ports in the South through China
Despite UN sanctions against labor exports, Pyongyang residents see economic opportunities in China, Russia
Slowing business suggests shift from boom to bust.
Suspects Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong will present separate defenses, court rules.
The Unit 963 officer was discovered, turned in by colleague.
As families prepare for winter, markets see higher demand for better quality produce.
Men in power 'assault and rape' women at will under the Kim Jong Un regime.
As provinces become exposed to more foreign ideas, coffee culture flourishes.
Illegal procedures proliferate as people in Pyongyang and provinces go plastic.
Ten-year military veteran sent to gulag for crimes against the state.
Stiff fines on wealthy businessmen seen as new source of foreign income
Lack of funds forces security ministry to generate alternative sources of income.
Government officials use brokers to collect bribes in advance of illegal calls in sophisticated web of corruption
Citizens hopeful for removal of sanctions, better relations with Seoul, Washington.
Perks and prestige have declined for officers as nation shifts focus to economic development.
The laptops are much in demand by officials and students in Pyongsong city, North Korean sources say.
