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

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 ...

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

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

Pyongyang’s modern apartments struggle to provide heat in winter as chronic energy shortages leave central heating systems ...

Ryanggang households have been ordered to prepare gravel for spring road repairs, adding yet another burden to people already struggling to get by.

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 ...

An extended holiday combining Kim Jong Il’s birthday and Lunar New Year filled North Korean bathhouses, stores, and karaoke ...