Operators in border regions carry sweets and underwear to mask their use of Chinese mobile phones for money transfers.

Despite repeated mobilizations for tree-planting every spring and autumn, hillsides remain barren as saplings are harvested ...

Rice has fallen from record highs above 30,000 won per kilogram to around 21,500 won and held steady for nearly a month.

Provinces along the Chinese border are levying fines up to $280 on families with hillside graves, citing damage to national ...

Leather jackets and military-style boots are the season’s hottest sellers at North Korean markets, with young people ...

Agencies and enterprises in South Pyongan province compete to inflate reported contributions to local nurseries and ...

The Reconnaissance Information General Bureau has been auditing officials at trading companies in Shenyang and Dandong since ...

In regime propaganda, North Korea claims victory in the Korean War, which it attributes to the leadership of Kim Il Sung, the country’s founder. North Korea treats Chinese troops as little more than ...

A task force will monitor South Hwanghae province farms until early next year to assess the effectiveness of amended labor ...

North Korea’s only international airport is located in the Sunan district of Pyongyang. Despite being ostensibly a “civilian” ...

North Korean officials operating in China are selling cryptocurrency to Chinese nationals, with Pyongyang earning a fortune ...

The Socialist Patriotic Youth League has ordered investigations and forced labor punishments for members skipping assigned work in Wonsan.