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.
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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 ...

News from outside disappears in North Korea

Despite setbacks in efforts to spread outside news in North Korea, Lee Young-hyeon, a defector-turned-lawyer in South Korea, ...

U.N. panel adopts resolution condemning North Korea's rights abuses

A U.N. committee adopted a resolution condemning North Korea's human rights violations, Seoul said Thursday, with 61 ...
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How North Korea Has Bolstered Russia’s War in Ukraine

North Korean troops and weapons have played an unexpectedly crucial role in sustaining Russia’s grinding military campaign in ...

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 ...