North Korea
Radiant in new photobook, Kim Jong Un’s wife depicted as part of the royal bloodline
But many North Koreans know Ri Sol Ju as a former singer, undeserving of veneration
To boost image, North Korea permits soldiers grow out hair up to 3 centimeters
2023-02-03'The soldiers were so thin from not being able to eat ... that the shaved heads made them look like prisoners.'
North Korean young people ordered to serve 3 years in military’s manual service corps
2023-02-02As so-called 'stormtroopers' they will provide labor for mining, construction work, and other government projects.
Children peddle spring water on North Korean streets to earn money
Local superstition says that spring water on Lunar New Year will bring good fortune.