The North Korean military holds winter exercises each year from Dec. 1 until late March or early April. These exercises are designed to help soldiers adapt to cold-weather combat conditions, boost ...

North Korea is holding public lectures encouraging electronic payment adoption, but citizens remain hesitant due to concerns ...

North Korean officials operating in China are selling cryptocurrency to Chinese nationals, with Pyongyang earning a fortune ...

North Korea’s military is using stories of soldiers who detonated themselves in the Russia-Ukraine war as indoctrination material.

“Chanel cosmetics and perfume are very popular with wealthy donju in major cities in North Hamgyong province, such as ...

The issue of child beggars, often called kotjebi, is becoming more severe in the North Korean border city of Hoeryong, in North Hamgyong province.

As the end of the year approaches, North Korea’s ruling party has sent inspectors to major shipyards in Chongjin, Rajin, ...

North Korean border guard units have recently begun cracking down harder on its soldiers using private barbers, designating it a violation of discipline.

Many households in North Korea’s Ryanggang province — where winter temperatures plummet to close to 30 degrees Celsius below ...

Kangwon province is enforcing a strict ban on individual vendors setting their own prices for products made at local ...

North Korean trading companies have recently been importing large quantities of clothing from South Korea and other countries ...

As officers from the logistics departments of government agencies begin collecting grain, they are profiteering by tampering ...