Story Archive
2019-01-16
No relief for citizens who must either find 100 kg of feces a day or pay a fine.
2019-01-08
Second Kim-Trump summit likely, but Kim intends to play ‘China card.’
2019-01-03
Diplomat’s disappearance could be an embarrassment to the Kim Jong Un regime
2019-01-02
North Korea watchers see no immediate change in Kim’s stance but warn status quo can’t hold without movement by Pyongyang.
2018-12-28
Information stolen from computer in South Korean resettlement center.
2018-12-28
Regime's openness about shortcomings seen as departure from previous eras.
2018-12-28
Authorities are failing to stop corruption in the KPA as officers struggle on low salaries.
2018-12-20
Robert Collins report focuses on the suffering of ‘Ma and Pa Kim’
2018-12-20
Minerals and seafood are smuggled out, while oil is smuggled in, sources on the border say.
2018-12-19
Lecture materials shower supreme leader with adulation, but attendees collectively roll their eyes.
2018-12-17
Freeze on working visas thins the numbers of North Korean musician-waitresses in Vladivostok
2018-12-17
Many who remain work illegally on tourist visas.
2018-12-13
Gudzon Shipping in dire straits for its role in ship-to-ship oil transfers
2018-12-12
Once central to North Korea’s coal-laundering operations, international pressure forces Nakhodka to back off on illicit trade
2018-12-03
At year’s end, provincial shops and restaurants struggle as local markets flooded with instant noodles
2018-11-29
New scanners will make it more difficult to smuggle illicit goods into North Korea
2018-11-27
Local oil companies refuse to refuel Sevastopol fearing secondary boycott
2018-11-19
Turned in by friend after chiding Supreme Leader over drinks
2018-11-16
Lumbrokinase from the North smuggled into ports in the South through China
2018-11-14
Despite UN sanctions against labor exports, Pyongyang residents see economic opportunities in China, Russia
2018-11-08
Slowing business suggests shift from boom to bust.
2018-11-07
Suspects Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong will present separate defenses, court rules.
2018-11-07
The Unit 963 officer was discovered, turned in by colleague.
2018-11-06
As families prepare for winter, markets see higher demand for better quality produce.
2018-10-31
Men in power 'assault and rape' women at will under the Kim Jong Un regime.
2018-10-30
As provinces become exposed to more foreign ideas, coffee culture flourishes.
2018-10-26
Illegal procedures proliferate as people in Pyongyang and provinces go plastic.
2018-10-23
Ten-year military veteran sent to gulag for crimes against the state.
2018-10-18
Stiff fines on wealthy businessmen seen as new source of foreign income
2018-10-16
Lack of funds forces security ministry to generate alternative sources of income.
