Story Archive
2019-09-20
Mun Chol Myong faces extradition to the U.S. on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to launder money.
2019-09-18
Residents of Vladivostok report that North Korean migrants have no choice but to endure the abuse because of their lack of legal status.
2019-09-13
Regime wants to know if they watched a South Korean film about 1980 Gwangju Uprising.
2019-09-06
Eight Democratic Party senators write President Donald Trump expressing concern over North Korea’s weapons tests.
2019-09-05
Sources speculate that the massive withdrawal is occurring because Russia is trying to comply with sanctions.
2019-09-03
The new badge replaces older Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il double portrait badges, causing some to speculate a political shift could be underway.
2019-08-28
Waste may have leaked from a pipeline into a river that flows into the Yellow Sea.
2019-08-27
North Korean Myong Shin brand ciggies cost one-tenth of Chinese brands, with similar quality.
2019-08-26
The workers already contend with a lack of jobs, delayed payments, and extortion from their handlers.
2019-08-21
Authorities meanwhile deny the problem exists, locking up those who complain in a local mental hospital.
2019-08-21
Experts note that previous talks have yielded little and say neither side has changed its position.
2019-08-19
Observers say the North may be exporting foods made with donated grains to raise hard currency.
2019-08-16
Burdened by severe workloads, officials prize medicines made in the South, fearing the side effects of Chinese-made pills more commonly available.
2019-08-13
Many North Koreans complain the launches are expensive and cost money better spent on food.
2019-08-12
Other soldiers who had bribed their company commander were approved ahead of him, one source says.