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＜Inside N.Korea＞ Power Outages Disrupt Electronic Payments... The Cost of Neglecting Local Power Infrastructure: The Gap With Major Cities
2026.08.05
Society / Economy

The Kim Jong-un regime has been strongly pushing a "cashless" policy since the start of this year. As part of this drive...
＜Inside N. Korea＞ Expanded Powers? Secret Police Renamed "National Information Bureau" — Three Changes Confirmed Inside the Country
2026.05.31
Politics

North Korea's secret police agency, the Ministry of State Security, has reportedly been renamed the State Information Bu...
＜Inside N. Korea＞ City Residents Fleeing to the Mountains — Slash-and-Burn Farming as a Last Resort Amid Falling Incomes and Soaring Prices
2026.05.29
Society / Economy

A growing number of residents are heading into the mountains to survive through slash-and-burn subsistence farming as a ...
＜Inside N. Korea＞ Chinese Entrepreneurs Rush to Visit N. Korea: "Anyone Can Go If You Send Your Passport Information" — Entry Procedures Simplified to Attract Investment
2026.05.22
Society / Economy

North Korean authorities have reportedly relaxed visa invitation requirements significantly for Chinese entrepreneurs vi...

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Luxury Hotels Kim Jong-un Built Sit Empty — Chinese Tourists Stay Away from Mount Paektu, Staff Desert Posts Citing "No Money to Be Made"

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Luxury Hotels Kim Jong-un Built Sit Empty — Chinese Tourists Stay Away from Mount Paektu, Staff Desert Posts Citing "No Money to Be Made"

2026.05.19

＜Inside N. Korea＞"Contacting Family in South Korea Is Betrayal": Public Criticism and Ideological Struggle Sessions Spread; Informants Lead to Exile

＜Inside N. Korea＞"Contacting Family in South Korea Is Betrayal": Public Criticism and Ideological Struggle Sessions Spread; Informants Lead to Exile

2026.05.18

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Bicycle Repair Brought Under State Control as Crackdown on Private Economic Activity Intensifies

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Bicycle Repair Brought Under State Control as Crackdown on Private Economic Activity Intensifies

2026.05.14

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Mother and Daughter Die After Eating Wild Greens — People Collapsing in the Streets: Inflation Deepens the "Spring Lean Season," Widening Hunger Among the Vulnerable

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Mother and Daughter Die After Eating Wild Greens — People Collapsing in the Streets: Inflation Deepens the "Spring Lean Season," Widening Hunger Among the Vulnerable

2026.05.12

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Donate to the Fund!" Certificates Issued as Cover for Illegal Economic Activity — The State Siphons Money from Private Citizens

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Donate to the Fund!" Certificates Issued as Cover for Illegal Economic Activity — The State Siphons Money from Private Citizens

2026.05.07

＜N. Korean Video＞ NK Children Mobilized for Labor Under the Pretext of "Cultivating a Love for Labor"

＜N. Korean Video＞ NK Children Mobilized for Labor Under the Pretext of "Cultivating a Love for Labor"

2026.04.28

North Korea Sees Emergence of Female Drivers —Men React with Hostility, Saying “It’s Annoying to See Women Driving”

Society / Economy

North Korea Sees Emergence of Female Drivers —Men React with Hostility, Saying “It’s Annoying to See Women Driving”

2026.04.24

"Let’s Become Heroes Like Those Who Died in Russia" Kim Jong-un Regime Drives Young People to War Through Propaganda

"Let’s Become Heroes Like Those Who Died in Russia" Kim Jong-un Regime Drives Young People to War Through Propaganda

2026.04.22

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Vehicle Vandalism" Surges — Resentment Over Wealth Gap Boils Over — "Veterans and People in Their 40s–50s Are the Main Perpetrators"

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Vehicle Vandalism" Surges — Resentment Over Wealth Gap Boils Over — "Veterans and People in Their 40s–50s Are the Main Perpetrators"

2026.04.21

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Il-sung Birthday Events Scaled Back… Kim Jong-un Absent from Memorial Visit; Lecture Emphasizes Greatness of the Kim Family — But What About His Daughter?

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Il-sung Birthday Events Scaled Back… Kim Jong-un Absent from Memorial Visit; Lecture Emphasizes Greatness of the Kim Family — But What About His Daughter?

2026.04.20

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Month and a Half Since Iran's Supreme Leader Was Killed... "Ordinary People and Officials Still Know Nothing" —Anti-American Alliance and Nuclear Possession Actively Promoted

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Month and a Half Since Iran's Supreme Leader Was Killed... "Ordinary People and Officials Still Know Nothing" —Anti-American Alliance and Nuclear Possession Actively Promoted

2026.04.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Divert Factory Power to State-Run Shops — Power Outages Are the Weak Link in Mandatory Cashless Payments — Authorities Push Self-Sufficiency in Electricity for Commercial Facilities

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Divert Factory Power to State-Run Shops — Power Outages Are the Weak Link in Mandatory Cashless Payments — Authorities Push Self-Sufficiency in Electricity for Commercial Facilities

2026.04.15

＜Inside N. Korea＞More Students Volunteering for Special Forces — "I Will Become a True Hero": Propaganda Using Russia Veterans Having Major Impact

＜Inside N. Korea＞More Students Volunteering for Special Forces — "I Will Become a True Hero": Propaganda Using Russia Veterans Having Major Impact

2026.04.10

＜N.Korea Video＞ Visiting the North Korea-China Border Lockdown (2) North Korean Residents Completely Caged In

＜N.Korea Video＞ Visiting the North Korea-China Border Lockdown (2) North Korean Residents Completely Caged In

2026.04.06

＜N.Korea Video＞ Visiting the North Korea-China Border Lockdown (1) A River Once Used for Laundry, Bathing, and Smuggling

＜N.Korea Video＞ Visiting the North Korea-China Border Lockdown (1) A River Once Used for Laundry, Bathing, and Smuggling

2026.04.03

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Soldiers Returned from Russia Deployed on Tour to Promote "Military Spirit" and "Heroism" (2) Propaganda Lectures Delivered to High School Students and Parents — "We Fought with Our Lives as Soldiers of the Marshal"

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Soldiers Returned from Russia Deployed on Tour to Promote "Military Spirit" and "Heroism" (2) Propaganda Lectures Delivered to High School Students and Parents — "We Fought with Our Lives as Soldiers of the Marshal"

2026.03.31

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Soldiers Returned from Russia Deployed on Tour to Promote "Military Spirit" and "Heroism" (1) "They Fought So Bravely Even the Russians Were Envious"

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Soldiers Returned from Russia Deployed on Tour to Promote "Military Spirit" and "Heroism" (1) "They Fought So Bravely Even the Russians Were Envious"

2026.03.24

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Three Unexcused Absences Lead to Mine or Construction Work" — Enforcement Shifts from Police to Labor Bureau as Absenteeism Goes Digital

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Three Unexcused Absences Lead to Mine or Construction Work" — Enforcement Shifts from Police to Labor Bureau as Absenteeism Goes Digital

2026.03.23

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Confiscated Private "Small Plots" Leased to Institutions and Enterprises as State Revenue Stream — "Hand Over 40% of Your Harvest"

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Confiscated Private "Small Plots" Leased to Institutions and Enterprises as State Revenue Stream — "Hand Over 40% of Your Harvest"

2026.03.19

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Prices Surging! Gasoline Up More Than 40% Week-on-Week — Accelerating Inflation Deepens Hardship

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Prices Surging! Gasoline Up More Than 40% Week-on-Week — Accelerating Inflation Deepens Hardship

2026.03.18

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Strict Mountain Access Restrictions Make Firewood Scarce... Residents Suffer in Bitter Cold, While Officials Profit by Selling Confiscated Wood

2026.03.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Order to Prohibit Cash Use in in State-Owned Commercial Facilities and Enterprise Transactions… Cashless Push Intensifies; North Korean Won Continues to Fall

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Order to Prohibit Cash Use in in State-Owned Commercial Facilities and Enterprise Transactions… Cashless Push Intensifies; North Korean Won Continues to Fall

2026.03.13

＜Breaking News＞Told of Iranian Leader's Death, Three North Koreans Express Shock and Disbelief: "Hard to believe. How could a leader be killed in just one day?"

＜Breaking News＞Told of Iranian Leader's Death, Three North Koreans Express Shock and Disbelief: "Hard to believe. How could a leader be killed in just one day?"

2026.03.09

＜N. Korea Video＞ The Secret Behind Residents' Neater Appearance — "Don't Let China See Us Looking Shabby, It Damages Our Prestige" — Government Orders

＜N. Korea Video＞ The Secret Behind Residents' Neater Appearance — "Don't Let China See Us Looking Shabby, It Damages Our Prestige" — Government Orders

2026.02.28

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