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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

North Korean consulate vehicles in China are ferrying sanctioned goods across the border, exploiting diplomatic plates to ...

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

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

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