North Korea news in English
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COVID symptoms kill 5 North Korean children, schools and daycares shuttered
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/covid-03182024173241.html
Ryanggang province enacts mask mandate and advises children to stay home for 10 days.No publishernorth koreacovid 19coronavirus2024-03-18T21:32:46ZstoryNursing homes for North Korean war heroes are becoming resorts
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nursing-homes-03152024141234.html
Built to show Kim Jong Un cares about the veterans, the facilities are now catering to wealthy elite.No publisher2024-03-15T18:12:41ZstoryNorth Koreans try to avoid forced construction work
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-construction-stormtroopers-03122024123818.html
The workers, called ‘stormtroopers,’ must endure harsh conditions working on Kim Jong Un’s 10,000 homes project.No publisher2024-03-12T16:39:00ZstoryNow you can subscribe to a North Korean state TV streaming service
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/streaming-03112024171310.html
Content typically includes propaganda about leaders and bad news about other countries.No publisherpolandnorth koreastate media2024-03-11T21:15:00Zstory‘I want to be myself, not someone’s mom.’
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/birthrate-03082024165510.html
Young North Korean women see marriage and kids as hardship and misery and want to focus on their own happiness.No publisherbirthratenorth koreawomeninternational women's day2024-03-08T21:55:59ZstoryNorth Korean political prisoners forced to work at nuke sites: escapee
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nk-prisoners-nukesite-03062024015222.html
It marks the first escapee testimony on political prisoners’ forced labor at nuclear sites, says Seoul think tank.No publisher2024-03-06T06:53:00ZstoryHardwired for propaganda: North Korean homes inspected for working speakers
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/speaker-03052024143522.html
Broadcasts transmit party orders and bad news about South Korea and the US into people’s homes.No publishernorth koreapropagandaeugene whongahn chang gyu2024-03-05T19:35:48ZstoryUkraine military official: half of all North Korean shells are duds
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/shells-03042024144934.html
North Korean artillery shells cannot be accurately aimed, South Korean military expert says.No publishernorth korearussiaarms trade2024-03-04T19:50:00ZstoryFord vans seen in Kim Jong Un’s entourage
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korean-ford-vans-03012024194006.html
Photos from North Korea’s news agency are more evidence of the evasion of UN sanctions.No publisher2024-03-02T00:43:00ZstoryTraveling to North Korea? No wifi, limited hot water and bring your own TP
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/tourists-03012024163336.html
A Russian travel agency issues guidelines to tourists going to the reclusive country.No publishernorth korearussiatourism2024-03-01T21:33:47ZstoryExclusive: Kim Jong Un is now ‘Great Comrade,’ no longer ‘Great Leader’
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/comrade-02292024170759.html
A new oath signals a shift away from his predecessors and elevates Kim Jong Un’s status.No publishernorth koreacult of personality2024-02-29T22:08:06ZstoryRussia hails Pyongyang for supporting its war against Ukraine
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/russia-north-korea-ukraine-arms-war-02292024052823.html
The move came a few days after Seoul said N Korea has sent over 3 million artillery shells to Russia.No publisher2024-02-29T10:30:45ZstoryIllegal nighttime markets pop up in North Korea
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/markets-02282024155938.html
New laws forbid selling goods that merchants did not produce themselves, all but killing daytime commerce.No publishermarketplacenorth korea2024-02-28T21:00:10ZstoryN Korea reduces Cuba coverage as its ally enhances ties with South
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nk-media-cuba-02262024000036.html
Cuba is one of Pyongyang’s few allies which shares its hostility towards the United States.No publisher2024-02-26T05:03:06ZstoryNorth Korea assumes control of border industrial zone
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/kaesong-02232024144602.html
Pyongyang is using factories and equipment in the Kaesong Industrial Complex without Seoul’s permission.No publishernorth koreakaesong industrial complex2024-02-23T19:46:00Zstory