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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Implementation of the large-scale restructuring of trading companies (1)　Called “anti-socialist hotbeds,” government forces ‘bases’ of trading companies to close down and consolidate

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Implementation of the large-scale restructuring of trading companies (1)　Called “anti-socialist hotbeds,” government forces ‘bases’ of trading companies to close down and consolidate

2024.03.19

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Workers frustrated by worsening workplace rations…Some call out company officials in rare rebuke

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Workers frustrated by worsening workplace rations…Some call out company officials in rare rebuke

2024.03.14

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Surveillance cameras are popping up in markets, restaurants, roadsides... "They are used to identify those responsible for increased crime and disturbances"

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Surveillance cameras are popping up in markets, restaurants, roadsides... "They are used to identify those responsible for increased crime and disturbances"

2024.03.08

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Preparation for construction mobilizations for Kim Jong-un’s “20x10 policy” are complete, but there’s already unrest and complaints among workers over supplies of food

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Preparation for construction mobilizations for Kim Jong-un’s “20x10 policy” are complete, but there’s already unrest and complaints among workers over supplies of food

2024.03.04

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Wigs, fake eyelashes emerge as a driver of exports abroad, but laborers work in very poor conditions

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Wigs, fake eyelashes emerge as a driver of exports abroad, but laborers work in very poor conditions

2024.02.26

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Efforts to implement the“20x10 policy for regional development” begin…As people are mobilized to construction projects, complaints start to emerge

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Efforts to implement the“20x10 policy for regional development” begin…As people are mobilized to construction projects, complaints start to emerge

2024.02.23

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Jong-il birthday festivities smaller than in the past…special rations reduced due to lack of funds…focus more on labor mobilizations, with some events canceled

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Jong-il birthday festivities smaller than in the past…special rations reduced due to lack of funds…focus more on labor mobilizations, with some events canceled

2024.02.21

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Lack of foreign exchange leads to drop in RMB…Provincial trading companies can’t trade with China due to lack of foreign cash

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Lack of foreign exchange leads to drop in RMB…Provincial trading companies can’t trade with China due to lack of foreign cash

2024.02.13

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Authorities threaten defectors with firing squads and imprisonment at neighborhood watch unit meetings…Massive search launched to find suspected defector

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Authorities threaten defectors with firing squads and imprisonment at neighborhood watch unit meetings…Massive search launched to find suspected defector

2024.02.02

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Equality and corruption stemming from government push for elite education… “classes for gifted students” prioritized over ensuring equal educational opportunities for all

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Equality and corruption stemming from government push for elite education… “classes for gifted students” prioritized over ensuring equal educational opportunities for all

2024.01.27

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Students and parents unhappy with shoddily-made school uniforms…Authorities crackdown on homemade uniforms to force everyone to wear the same thing

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Students and parents unhappy with shoddily-made school uniforms…Authorities crackdown on homemade uniforms to force everyone to wear the same thing

2024.01.24

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government implements wage hike of more than 10 times (3)　Wages are paid with cards as part of efforts to force people to buy food from the state

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government implements wage hike of more than 10 times (3)　Wages are paid with cards as part of efforts to force people to buy food from the state

2024.01.15

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government implements wage hike of more than 10 times (2)　What are the intentions and goals of the KJU regime? People’s incomes have risen, but discontent is still deep…Wage hike part of the regime’s “rule over calories”

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government implements wage hike of more than 10 times (2)　What are the intentions and goals of the KJU regime? People’s incomes have risen, but discontent is still deep…Wage hike part of the regime’s “rule over calories”

2024.01.12

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government implements wage hike of more than 10 times (1)　Wages increase for employees of state-run enterprises and government agencies

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government implements wage hike of more than 10 times (1)　Wages increase for employees of state-run enterprises and government agencies

2024.01.06

＜Investigation Inside N. Korea＞ How is the country’s fishing industry doing? (3) Prices of eight kinds of popular seafood in 2 cities

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＜Investigation Inside N. Korea＞ How is the country’s fishing industry doing? (3) Prices of eight kinds of popular seafood in 2 cities

2023.12.31

＜ Investigation Inside N. Korea＞ How is the country’s fishing industry doing? (2)　Distribution of seafood faces challenges due to severe government restrictions…Why are private businesspeople unable to distribute their goods?

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＜ Investigation Inside N. Korea＞ How is the country’s fishing industry doing? (2)　Distribution of seafood faces challenges due to severe government restrictions…Why are private businesspeople unable to distribute their goods?

2023.12.28

＜Investigation Inside N. Korea＞ How is the country’s fishing industry doing? (1)　COVID and shrinking fishing grounds major problems…Kim regime’s restrictions on fishing lead some fishermen to financial collapse

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＜Investigation Inside N. Korea＞ How is the country’s fishing industry doing? (1)　COVID and shrinking fishing grounds major problems…Kim regime’s restrictions on fishing lead some fishermen to financial collapse

2023.12.25

＜Inside N. Korea＞ The government distributes coal as winter sets in…, but only 15% of what people need…Robberies of firewood and coal are common

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ The government distributes coal as winter sets in…, but only 15% of what people need…Robberies of firewood and coal are common

2023.12.19

＜Inside N. Korea＞Bootleg liquor is an anti-state act The government launches harsh crackdowns, aims to monopolize distribution of alcohol and prevent shortages of grain

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＜Inside N. Korea＞Bootleg liquor is an anti-state act The government launches harsh crackdowns, aims to monopolize distribution of alcohol and prevent shortages of grain

2023.12.14

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Illegally printed study materials gain in popularity…How is this possible given N. Korea’s strict controls on publishing?

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Illegally printed study materials gain in popularity…How is this possible given N. Korea’s strict controls on publishing?

2023.11.24

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Land-based trade restarts with China through Hyesan…Chinese trade delegation quarantined… “Lack of interest in trade with N. Korea due to distrust of trade policies”

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Land-based trade restarts with China through Hyesan…Chinese trade delegation quarantined… “Lack of interest in trade with N. Korea due to distrust of trade policies”

2023.11.20

＜Inside N. Korea＞ ASIAPRESS confirms that defectors were forcibly repatriated in October…N. K authorities warn would-be defectors that they will be caught by facial recognition systems in China

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ ASIAPRESS confirms that defectors were forcibly repatriated in October…N. K authorities warn would-be defectors that they will be caught by facial recognition systems in China

2023.11.16

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A recent report on conditions at farms (7)　 Many people mobilized to harvest this year’s good yield of potatoes… But, “several tons of potatoes are going rotten in a storage facility each day”

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ A recent report on conditions at farms (1-7)

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A recent report on conditions at farms (7)　 Many people mobilized to harvest this year’s good yield of potatoes… But, “several tons of potatoes are going rotten in a storage facility each day”

2023.11.06

＜Inside N. Korea ＞ A recent report on conditions at farms (6) Major investigation underway after end of harvest to uncover corruption by cadres…Unfair punishment causes uproar on one farm

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A recent report on conditions at farms (1-7)

＜Inside N. Korea ＞ A recent report on conditions at farms (6) Major investigation underway after end of harvest to uncover corruption by cadres…Unfair punishment causes uproar on one farm

2023.11.06

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