Story Archive
2020-02-28
Expert applauds decision, but says humanitarian organizations should not need exemptions.
2020-02-27
Sports and arts festivals held yearly since the 1970s were canceled for the first time in 2020.
2020-02-27
Higher-ups asked police to cover it up, so they sent the case to the prosecutor’s office, which launched a three-month investigation.
2020-02-26
Virus news top story in news broadcasts, even before Kim Jong Un propaganda.
2020-02-25
Keeping elites in the capital healthy is the government’s priority, sources say.
2020-02-21
Residents suspicious because hospitals usually don't handle cremation.
2020-02-18
Many residents rely on smuggling for their living, but authorities redefine it as treasonous.
2020-02-14
They thought Pyongyang and Washington would strike a deal for sanctions relief, but now they just want their money back.
2020-02-12
North Korean refugees living in South Korea see Thae Yong Ho’s candidacy as a ray of hope.
2020-02-10
Cross-border trade is suspended, so traders forced to borrow living expenses, while workers have no jobs with no goods coming in.
2020-02-07
Terminal TB patients in the hospital can be highly contagious, but the repatriated North Koreans must ride out coronavirus there.
2020-02-05
Government throws caution to the wind as it needs foreign currency, sources say.
2020-02-04
The isolated people are forced to pay for their own food and lodging.
