African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious and often fatal viral disease in pigs for which no vaccine currently exists, ...

North Korea threatens to send failing students to coal mines after mass exam failures under a new elective system.

Hair and metal wire found in North Korea factory confectionery are fueling a public health controversy and eroding trust in ...

North Korea's WPK Secretariat has ordered a purge of officials linked to reunification, targeting those who worked on ...

North Korea's black market dollar rate broke 70,000 won for the first time in April 2026, sending food and fuel prices to ...

North Korea's WPK directed diplomats to cement nuclear status and build anti-Western alliances with Iran and Russia.

North Korea issued an order on the anniversary of Kim Jong Un's special forces visit, combining a rest day with ideological ...

North Koreans dismiss domestic broadcasts as propaganda but accept foreign news as fact — yet remain cynical about its ...

After the Ninth Party Congress, Kim Jong Un is sidelining his predecessors' legacies. North Koreans say the shift is ...

Chinese police in Liaoning and Jilin are summoning entire defector networks for interrogation whenever one individual goes ...

A Chongjin factory worker lost a finger in 2026 making insulating paper from scrap wood under North Korea's self-reliance ...

North Korea's Social Safety Forces recruits only from politically approved families, with bribes driving competition for ...