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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Using market surveys to understand the economic situation (1)…Chinese-made products nowhere to be found…Replaced by domestic soap, toothpaste and clothing

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Using market surveys to understand the economic situation (1)…Chinese-made products nowhere to be found…Replaced by domestic soap, toothpaste and clothing

2022.06.29

＜Inside N. Korea＞ The Kim Jong-un regime orders city dwellers to the farms to make up for lost time

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ The Kim Jong-un regime orders city dwellers to the farms to make up for lost time

2022.06.25

＜Breaking News＞ Hyesan City Lockdown Completely Lifted: Market and Workplaces Reopened, Citizens Soon to be Mobilized for Farm Work

Society / Economy

＜Breaking News＞ Hyesan City Lockdown Completely Lifted: Market and Workplaces Reopened, Citizens Soon to be Mobilized for Farm Work

2022.06.14

＜Inside N. Korea＞Farmers face very difficult conditions with food shortages causing rampant starvation…Labor shortages mean many farm fields remain unweeded and unplanted…Crop yields are down because of recent droughts

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＜Inside N. Korea＞Farmers face very difficult conditions with food shortages causing rampant starvation…Labor shortages mean many farm fields remain unweeded and unplanted…Crop yields are down because of recent droughts

2022.06.14

A glimpse into North Korea’s COVID-19 situation (2)　Urban lockdowns are slowly being lifted, and people in areas where lockdowns have ended are being sent to farms

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A glimpse into North Korea’s COVID-19 situation (2)　Urban lockdowns are slowly being lifted, and people in areas where lockdowns have ended are being sent to farms

2022.06.14

A glimpse into North Korea’s COVID-19 situation (1)　The elderly and young are dying…The authorities determine infections using just temperature checks…Most people are recovering from their symptoms

Society / Economy

A glimpse into North Korea’s COVID-19 situation (1)　The elderly and young are dying…The authorities determine infections using just temperature checks…Most people are recovering from their symptoms

2022.06.13

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Facing the spread of starvation, N. Korean authorities distribute food for free in some urban areas

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Facing the spread of starvation, N. Korean authorities distribute food for free in some urban areas

2022.06.01

＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Korea’s largest iron mine shutdowns, markets close, and controls intensify daily due to COVID-19 in N. Hamgyong Province’s Musan County

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＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Korea’s largest iron mine shutdowns, markets close, and controls intensify daily due to COVID-19 in N. Hamgyong Province’s Musan County

2022.05.25

＜N. Korea’s COVID-19 pandemic＞ Reports of people dying following the lockdown of Hyesan, Yanggang Province…The authorities fail to provide medicine and medicine to those in isolation…The Kim Jong-un regime is intent to prevent information leaks about the situation

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＜N. Korea’s COVID-19 pandemic＞ Reports of people dying following the lockdown of Hyesan, Yanggang Province…The authorities fail to provide medicine and medicine to those in isolation…The Kim Jong-un regime is intent to prevent information leaks about the situation

2022.05.24

＜Interview from Inside N. Korea＞“Nobody would know if isolated people die in their homes”…Severe shortages of medical supplies and food…No state rations for people in quarantine

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＜Interview from Inside N. Korea＞“Nobody would know if isolated people die in their homes”…Severe shortages of medical supplies and food…No state rations for people in quarantine

2022.05.20

＜Interview from Inside N. Korea＞ People are afraid of starvation if cities are locked down…PCR tests don’t exist…ASIAPRESS interviews a N. Korean to better understand the situation in the country and how people are feeling

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＜Interview from Inside N. Korea＞ People are afraid of starvation if cities are locked down…PCR tests don’t exist…ASIAPRESS interviews a N. Korean to better understand the situation in the country and how people are feeling

2022.05.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A report about the COVID-19 situation from a party member in North Hamgyung Province: Those with fevers are placed in isolation and their apartment buildings are put under lockdown, People continue to go to work and the markets remain open, People are more scared of lockdowns than the disease

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ A report about the COVID-19 situation from a party member in North Hamgyung Province: Those with fevers are placed in isolation and their apartment buildings are put under lockdown, People continue to go to work and the markets remain open, People are more scared of lockdowns than the disease

2022.05.16

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Theft of car parts is rampant in North Korea. Thieves immobilize vehicles by stealing tires, mirrors to sell on the black market...Few car parts make it over the border due to the pandemic

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Theft of car parts is rampant in North Korea. Thieves immobilize vehicles by stealing tires, mirrors to sell on the black market...Few car parts make it over the border due to the pandemic

2022.05.14

＜Urgent ＞ What is happening inside N.Korea with COVID-19？ The government heavily crackdown on hoarding and restrict movement to other areas

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＜Urgent ＞ What is happening inside N.Korea with COVID-19？ The government heavily crackdown on hoarding and restrict movement to other areas

2022.05.13

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Scarier than the police...Housewives turned “people’s units” leaders are now becoming more powerful as key resources used by N. Korea to control its population

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Scarier than the police...Housewives turned “people’s units” leaders are now becoming more powerful as key resources used by N. Korea to control its population

2022.04.28

＜Inside N.Korea＞ Hunger spreads in rural areas in April; farmers run out of food, and people in cities have no cash income… The authorities implement weak measures to resolve these issues

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＜Inside N.Korea＞ Hunger spreads in rural areas in April; farmers run out of food, and people in cities have no cash income… The authorities implement weak measures to resolve these issues

2022.04.25

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Jong-un expresses rage over continued leaking of secret documents, handing down order to prohibit party organizations from printing documents

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Jong-un expresses rage over continued leaking of secret documents, handing down order to prohibit party organizations from printing documents

2022.04.25

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Not So Special: Kim Jong-un’s Unused Tourist Zone in Samjiyon is Falling Apart

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Not So Special: Kim Jong-un’s Unused Tourist Zone in Samjiyon is Falling Apart

2022.04.19

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Escape From Samjiyon: Young People Flee Kim Jong-un's Luxury Tourism Zone. "There are no Chinese tourists because of coronavirus. We can't survive."

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Escape From Samjiyon: Young People Flee Kim Jong-un's Luxury Tourism Zone. "There are no Chinese tourists because of coronavirus. We can't survive."

2022.03.31

＜Inside N. Korea＞ State of Emergency Ordered Following Coronavirus Outbreak in China…Night Curfew and Strict Quarantine Measures Reinstated and Construction at the Border Brought to a Halt

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ State of Emergency Ordered Following Coronavirus Outbreak in China…Night Curfew and Strict Quarantine Measures Reinstated and Construction at the Border Brought to a Halt

2022.03.22

Gas Prices in North Korea 1.6 Times Higher Compared to Beginning of the Year…Situation in Ukraine Expected to Exacerbate Economic Difficulties

Society / Economy

Gas Prices in North Korea 1.6 Times Higher Compared to Beginning of the Year…Situation in Ukraine Expected to Exacerbate Economic Difficulties

2022.03.14

Optimism in North Korea: As Poverty Spreads Residents Start to Play Down the Pandemic…"COVID is like the common cold" and "Eating garlic will keep us safe"

Society / Economy

Optimism in North Korea: As Poverty Spreads Residents Start to Play Down the Pandemic…"COVID is like the common cold" and "Eating garlic will keep us safe"

2022.02.25

＜Special Rations for Kim Jong-il's Birthday＞ Gap Between Capital and Countryside Grows as Kim Jong-un Regime Blatantly Abandons Rural Areas

Society / Economy

＜Special Rations for Kim Jong-il's Birthday＞ Gap Between Capital and Countryside Grows as Kim Jong-un Regime Blatantly Abandons Rural Areas

2022.02.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Minus 30 Degrees Celsius! Residents Live With Neighbours to Save on Heating as Coal is Rationed to Workplaces

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Minus 30 Degrees Celsius! Residents Live With Neighbours to Save on Heating as Coal is Rationed to Workplaces

2022.02.15

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