Society / Economy <Investigation>Why aren’t North Korea’s women having babies anymore? (1) The fertility rate is already severely low…It’s rare to see anyone carrying babies around 2024.04.08
Society / Economy <Investigation Inside N. Korea> A shocking situation...How are the neglected elderly faring? (2) Children abandon and abuse their parents due to hardship…No support or measures from the state 2024.04.02
Politics <Inside N. Korea> Overseas worker deployments accelerate, some leave within a month...There’s a surge in applicants amid hardship 2024.04.02
Society / Economy <Investigation Inside N. Korea> A shocking situation...How are the neglected elderly faring? (1) Poverty-stricken elderly people live off begging and wander the streets 2024.03.31
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Implementation of the large-scale restructuring of trading companies(2) Trading companies criticized for becoming run like "personal property" and for corrupt activities. 2024.03.22
Society / Economy <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
Politics <Inside N. Korea> Regime tightens reigns on young people...A public trial and ideological struggle in February led to intensive attacks and forced participation in firing squads 2024.03.17
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Workers frustrated by worsening workplace rations…Some call out company officials in rare rebuke 2024.03.14
Society / Economy <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
Military <Inside N. Korea> Fights and even robberies: The authorities troubled by groups of ex-soldiers…Soldiers are placed in construction teams to reintegrate into society… However, men who serve for 8 years miss out on their youth 2024.03.06
Society / Economy <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
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Wigs, fake eyelashes emerge as a driver of exports abroad, but laborers work in very poor conditions 2024.02.26
Society / Economy <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
Society / Economy <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
Politics <Inside N. Korea>S.Korea is the enemy…Trends after Kim Jong Un’s “anti-unification policy” announcement (2) What is the confrontational policy aimed at doing? Asked people for their opinions and atmosphere inside 2024.02.19
Politics <Inside N. Korea> S.Korea is the enemy…Trends after Kim Jong Un’s “anti-unification policy” announcement (1) People are surprised and confused 2024.02.15
Society / Economy <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
Society / Economy <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
Military <Inside N. Korea> “Prepare for war…” Government intensifies civil defense training amid efforts to stoke crisis…tells those not attending drills that their rations, wages will be cut 2024.01.30
Society / Economy <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
Society / Economy <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
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