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＜Lighting Up North Korea's Dark Four Years＞ (2) The First Link in a Tragic Chain - Border Closure... "Corona Was a Nightmare, It Was Difficult to Buy Even a Single Needle"
2024.09.25
Politics

To understand what the pandemic North Korean people experienced, we will first look at the progress of the pandemic insi...
＜Lighting Up N. Korea's Four Dark Years＞ (1) Almost the Only Escape Route -The New Generation ‘Donju’ Who Crossed the Sea Tell About COVID-19, Chaos, and Social Change
2024.09.24
Society / Economy

Sealed borders, severed human ties, closed societies... The COVID pandemic has made North Korea an even more incomprehen...

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＜N. Korea Floods＞Officials Taking Lead in Recovery Work, Anxious About Being Watched by Residents; Some Officials Punished for Drinking Alcohol

Society / Economy

＜N. Korea Floods＞Officials Taking Lead in Recovery Work, Anxious About Being Watched by Residents; Some Officials Punished for Drinking Alcohol

2024.09.19

＜North Korea Floods＞Floods Destroy Barbed Wire and Guard Posts in Parts of North Korea-China border... Government Keeps Local Residents Away from Riverside Restoration Work

Society / Economy

＜North Korea Floods＞Floods Destroy Barbed Wire and Guard Posts in Parts of North Korea-China border... Government Keeps Local Residents Away from Riverside Restoration Work

2024.09.06

＜Inside N. Korea＞'I'm too hungry to work'... Flood Recovery Workers Deserting Due to Starvation, Continued Government Demands for Materials and Aid from Ordinary People

＜Inside N. Korea＞'I'm too hungry to work'... Flood Recovery Workers Deserting Due to Starvation, Continued Government Demands for Materials and Aid from Ordinary People

2024.09.05

＜Inside N. Korea＞Public Trial in Hoeryong - 10-Year Sentence for 'Using Chinese Mobile Phone' Witnessed by 250 People - 'Heighten Vigilance Against Subversive Elements'

＜Inside N. Korea＞Public Trial in Hoeryong - 10-Year Sentence for 'Using Chinese Mobile Phone' Witnessed by 250 People - 'Heighten Vigilance Against Subversive Elements'

2024.08.28

＜Inside North Korea＞Evacuation of Flood Victims to Pyongyang Seen as 'Show' - Backlash Against Delayed Recovery and Unfairness - People Prioritize Belongings Over Portraits...

＜Inside North Korea＞Evacuation of Flood Victims to Pyongyang Seen as 'Show' - Backlash Against Delayed Recovery and Unfairness - People Prioritize Belongings Over Portraits...

2024.08.27

＜Inside N. Korea＞Heatwave Grips North Korea: Residents Sleep Outdoors Amid Lack of Air Conditioning and Power Shortages

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Heatwave Grips North Korea: Residents Sleep Outdoors Amid Lack of Air Conditioning and Power Shortages

2024.08.21

＜Latest Flood Damage Information＞Authorities Order: "Stop Demanding Supplies from the People" - Wary of Losing Public Sentiment due to “non-tax burdens”-

＜Latest Flood Damage Information＞Authorities Order: "Stop Demanding Supplies from the People" - Wary of Losing Public Sentiment due to “non-tax burdens”-

2024.08.16

＜Video Interview＞The Voice of a North Korean Woman (2) Confusion over 'Severing Ties with South Korea' Policy, Strengthening Rule by Fear: 'A World Where We Can't Speak Freely...'

＜Video Interview＞The Voice of a North Korean Woman (2) Confusion over 'Severing Ties with South Korea' Policy, Strengthening Rule by Fear: 'A World Where We Can't Speak Freely...'

2024.08.16

＜Latest Flood Damage Information＞ Recovery Work in Full Swing... But Mobilized Soldiers Begging "Please Give Us Food", Flood Victims Begin Life in Shelters

＜Latest Flood Damage Information＞ Recovery Work in Full Swing... But Mobilized Soldiers Begging "Please Give Us Food", Flood Victims Begin Life in Shelters

2024.08.15

＜Latest Flood Damage Information＞ Police Struggle to Confirm Who Survived; Officials Ordered to Self-Criticize; Railway Remains Inoperative

Society / Economy

＜Latest Flood Damage Information＞ Police Struggle to Confirm Who Survived; Officials Ordered to Self-Criticize; Railway Remains Inoperative

2024.08.14

Chinese authorities warn of possible North Korean landmine displacement due to floods, notify residents "Do not go to the riverbank”

Chinese authorities warn of possible North Korean landmine displacement due to floods, notify residents "Do not go to the riverbank”

2024.08.13

<Latest Information on Flood Damage>Railways Stopped in Northern Region, Continued Power Outages Food Shortages Lead to Increase in Robberies

Railways Stopped in Northern Region, Continued Power Outages Food Shortages Lead to Increase in Robberies

2024.08.09

＜Inside N. Korea＞Heavy Rain Causes Casualties in the Northeast; Officials Panic Fearing Kim Jong-un's Criticism: "The Blame Game Has Already Begun"

＜Inside N. Korea＞Heavy Rain Causes Casualties in the Northeast; Officials Panic Fearing Kim Jong-un's Criticism: "The Blame Game Has Already Begun"

2024.08.07

＜Video Interview＞ The Voice of a North Korean Woman (1): 'Only Officials Thrive, Others Struggle'...Facing starvation due to the border closure, people sell off their homes to survive

＜Video Interview＞ The Voice of a North Korean Woman (1): 'Only Officials Thrive, Others Struggle'...Facing starvation due to the border closure, people sell off their homes to survive

2024.08.07

＜Inside N. Korea＞Forced Labor Camps on Collective Farms Target Urban Job Deserters

＜Inside N. Korea＞Forced Labor Camps on Collective Farms Target Urban Job Deserters

2024.08.02

＜Inside N. Korea＞Increasing pressure on housewives... Forced labor, ideological education, self-criticism - women complain loudly that there's "no time to do business"

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Increasing pressure on housewives... Forced labor, ideological education, self-criticism - women complain loudly that there's "no time to do business"

2024.07.31

＜Inside N. Korea＞ The Expansion of Card Payments: Realities and Reliability? (2) Some who do not trust the state that tracks money flows are still reluctant to use cards

＜Inside N. Korea＞ The Expansion of Card Payments: Realities and Reliability? (2) Some who do not trust the state that tracks money flows are still reluctant to use cards

2024.07.29

＜Inside N. Korea＞The Expansion of Card Payments: Realities and Reliability? (1) Wages paid by card, which can also be used in state-run stores and markets

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞The Expansion of Card Payments: Realities and Reliability? (1) Wages paid by card, which can also be used in state-run stores and markets

2024.07.25

＜Inside N. Korea＞Significant decline in sickness and deaths due to government aid and the barley harvest

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Significant decline in sickness and deaths due to government aid and the barley harvest

2024.07.24

＜Inside N. Korea＞Thirty years after his death, memorial services for Kim Il-sung have become simpler …Ryanggang Provinces ban drinking for just one day

＜Inside N. Korea＞Thirty years after his death, memorial services for Kim Il-sung have become simpler …Ryanggang Provinces ban drinking for just one day

2024.07.21

＜Interview＞ 'Even Mattress Metal Springs Are Not Allowed' 　China's Unexpectedly Strict Economic Sanctions on N. Korea

＜Interview＞ 'Even Mattress Metal Springs Are Not Allowed' 　China's Unexpectedly Strict Economic Sanctions on N. Korea

2024.07.18

＜Inside N. Korea＞Decreasing number of train riders leads to fall in train services…government focuses on using trains for freight transportation

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Decreasing number of train riders leads to fall in train services…government focuses on using trains for freight transportation

2024.07.16

＜Inside N. Korea＞Crackdowns intensify on people taking photos and videos with their cell phones…”We can’t take even one photo with their phones”

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Crackdowns intensify on people taking photos and videos with their cell phones…”We can’t take even one photo with their phones”

2024.07.15

＜Investigation＞Current living conditions of North Koreans (3) The free healthcare system that the Workers’ Party boasts has completely collapsed

Society / Economy

＜Investigation＞Current living conditions of North Koreans (3) The free healthcare system that the Workers’ Party boasts has completely collapsed

2024.07.03

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