Story Archive
2019-11-26
Sources say Chinese authorities are less likely to bust seafood smugglers this year.
2019-11-21
Eyeglasses made in South Korea are seen as higher quality than more easily procured Chinese or North Korean ones.
2019-11-20
Workers must pay their own way home, and trains are cheaper than flights.
2019-11-18
Harsh sentence signals more scrutiny for the Hwagyo community.
2019-11-15
NGO directed 13 refugees through China and Southeast Asia to safety using mobile phones last month.
2019-11-13
Sources suspect the new cards are a plot to figure out who has fled the country.
2019-11-08
Government inspectors and military officials alike gripe about supply and personnel shortages as they try to whip the military into shape.
2019-11-07
Critics say deportation was unconstitutional and possibly in violation of international law.
2019-11-07
Latest incident leaves locals fearful of soldiers working at state-managed construction zone.
2019-11-06
Survey by South Korean university asks 116 refugees to state reasons for Pyongyang’s economic problems.
2019-11-05
Confections are sold at 10 times the cost of their raw materials in cash-grab at expense of grains.
2019-11-01
People dislike being mobilized or forced to donate supplies to prepare for the supreme leader’s frequent visits.
2019-10-30
Crackdown forces smugglers doing business with Chinese to lay low, as inflow of contraband comes to a halt.
2019-10-29
Pyongyang claims it is HIV and AIDS-free, but U.S. journal says 8,300 or more in the country live with the disease.
2019-10-28
Citizens can’t believe Kim spoke negatively about previous leaders and trade officials worry that bulldozing buildings will scare off Chinese investors in other projects.
