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North Korean young people ordered to serve 3 years in military’s manual service corps

North Korean young people ordered to serve 3 years in military’s manual service corps

As so-called 'stormtroopers' they will provide labor for mining, construction work, and other government projects.

South Korean expert says North Korea may test a new solid-fuel ICBM in February

South Korean expert says North Korea may test a new solid-fuel ICBM in February

Pyongyang’s goal is to develop a 10,000-kilometer range missile that can deliver 10 warheads.

North Korea arrests entire family after mother called South Korea

North Korea arrests entire family after mother called South Korea

Authorities increase surveillance on families of people who have escaped the North.

North Koreans forced to clear snow from roads to capital on Lunar New Year

North Koreans forced to clear snow from roads to capital on Lunar New Year

Residents say it is unfair to give up one of their few days of rest.

Imported white horses burnish Kim’s image and tie him to Korea’s mythical past

But propaganda tool is expensive, and apparently not banned under UN sanctions on luxury goods

US intel: Deterrence against North Korea is working

US intel: Deterrence against North Korea is working

Comments come in wake of details of ‘dramatic’ construction taking place at the North’s main rocket launch site.

Images from the photobook ‘The People Sing Mt. Baekdu’ published by Pyongyang Publishing House and released on North Korea’s propaganda media ‘Uriminzokkiri’. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, are sitting side by side by a stream on Mt. Paektu and warming themselves by a bonfire.

Radiant in new photobook, Kim Jong Un’s wife depicted as part of the royal bloodline

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But many North Koreans know Ri Sol Ju as a former singer, undeserving of veneration

In this Sept. 8, 2018 photo, North Korean People's Army soldiers watch a concert at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea.

To boost image, North Korea permits soldiers grow out hair up to 3 centimeters

2023-02-03

'The soldiers were so thin from not being able to eat ... that the shaved heads made them look like prisoners.'

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Kim Jong Un firmly in control of North Korea after 10 years despite economic record

Kim Jong Un firmly in control of North Korea after 10 years despite economic record

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All guns and no butter

All guns and no butter

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North Korean women find their place in the "Atlas of Beauty"

North Korean capital Pyongyang on lockdown as COVID spreads through the city

North Korean capital Pyongyang on lockdown as COVID spreads through the city

Confirmed cases of the disease prompted authorities to restrict access to Pyongyang until Jan. 31, sources say.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a session of the sixth enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released on January 1, 2023 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Kim Jong Un’s 2023 'master plan' is all about weapons, nothing about food

'This is presented as a 100-year plan to create a rich and strong country, but nobody actually believes that.'

A general view of the Ryongaksan Spring Water Factory in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, Sept. 30, 2016.

Children peddle spring water on North Korean streets to earn money

Julie Turner currently serves as the director of the Office of East Asia and the Pacific in the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, according to a White House press release.

Biden nominates new North Korea human rights envoy

North Korean refugees and their family members bow to respect for their ancestors as they visit the Imjingak Pavilion near the border with North Korea, to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.

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Turning to folk remedies

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