North Korea’s rich flaunt fur coats, Chanel cosmetics, as poor freeze without insulation

Wealthy residents living near the border with China are buying high-end luxury items brought in by ethnic Chinese traders.

Luxury goods surge in North Korea as deepening poverty widens inequality

North Korea’s wealth gap is reportedly widening, as luxury goods circulate among affluent border residents while ordinary citizens face growing extreme poverty. According to Daily NK on Nov. 22, ...

North Korea’s Population Crisis Warning Signs

The United Nations Population Division has estimated that about 12 percent of North Koreans are aged 65 or older. The U.N.
Yahoo

I was one of the first Western tourists to visit North Korea in 5 years. I was surprised we were allowed to see signs of poverty.

He told BI it was surprising that the tour guides didn't try to hide the country's poverty. The influencer has visited almost every country in the world — he has just two more to go. I've wanted to ...
Human Rights Watch

Submission on North Korea’s Implementation of Recommendations from the Third and Fourth Cycles of the Universal Periodic Review for the Special Rapporteur’s Report

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to assess the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) implementation of selected Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations from the third (2019 ...

Information paradox: why we train our AI, but starve North Korea's minds

While we mark AI's transformation through data, 26 million North Koreans remain deliberately starved of information essential ...