Teenagers are skipping school to mine gold, while young adults in their 20s and 30s also flock to mining sites.

Two North Korean women in Hebei province were arrested after exchanging WeChat messages about escaping to South Korea.

North Hamgyong province has issued orders demanding supplies and labor brigade recruits for Pyongyang’s Hwasong district ...

North Korea is restricting imports of daily necessities including shampoo, soap and stationery to promote locally made products after the ninth party congress.

North Korea held its own Winter Games in Samjiyon, Ryanggang province — a propaganda showcase masking deep limits as a ...

Workers at a North Korean military logistics unit now stand nightly guard after thieves nearly stole tons of compost ...

North Korean markets see sharp seafood price increases even as authorities promote aquaculture expansion, leaving people unable to afford staple foods.

Despite harsh penalties under North Korea’s criminal and Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act, fortune-telling thrives in secret.

North Korea’s housing push under Kim Jong Un may look like progress, but systemic barriers prevent construction from driving ...

Restaurants in Pyongyang and other major cities filled up over the Feb. 16-17 holidays, but steep prices kept most North ...

North Korea’s health ministry has ordered provincial hospitals to join a national digital medical network aimed at connecting ...

North Korean authorities have held up a Hyesan family that skipped a traditional 60th birthday celebration in late January as ...