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US sanctions 5 North Koreans following recent missile tests

US sanctions 5 North Koreans following recent missile tests

The targets allegedly helped supply WMD programs from China and Russia.

North Korea raises stakes with new Mach-10 hypersonic missile test

North Korea raises stakes with new Mach-10 hypersonic missile test

Launch comes only days after previous test, and appeared to be more advanced.

Discharged North Korean soldiers deployed for rural farm labor

Discharged North Korean soldiers deployed for rural farm labor

Ex-soldiers are angry that the reward for 10 years of service is unpaid work.

North Koreans unmoved by lectures praising Kim Jong Un for keeping them safe

North Koreans unmoved by lectures praising Kim Jong Un for keeping them safe

Amid a severe economic crisis, the effort to project strength is falling flat with hungry audiences.

North Koreans in China struggle as work disappears

Strict coronavirus lockdowns mean fewer jobs, worse meals for immigrant labor force.

North Korea moves to stem a rise in insubordination within its military

North Korea moves to stem a rise in insubordination within its military

Sources say a bad economy is fraying relationships between officers and enlisted personnel.

North Korea registers 8 trademarks, 3 patents in 2021

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Leader Kim Jong Un may be trying to undermine barriers to Pyongyang’s international integration.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un inspects tires at a factory in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang December 3, 2017.

North Korean tire shortage grounds vehicles, disrupts commerce

2022-01-13

Company officials say that cars have sat for months as even used tires are hard to come by.

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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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Above our price range

Above our price range

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A Letter from the North

In North Korea, printed calendars separate rich from poor

In North Korea, printed calendars separate rich from poor

What was once a yearly gift provided by the government is now unaffordable to most citizens.

Quarantine workers disinfect a food store in Pyongyang, North Korea, in a photo taken in December 2020.

North Koreans, already hungry, now short of cooking oil

High costs put the ‘essential’ ingredient out of reach for many.

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

Women work at the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang textile mill during a government organised visit for foreign reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea May 9, 2016.

Women who flee North Korea also escape a harsh patriarchy

Korean People's Army (KPA) soldiers pay their respects to the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il ahead of the 27th anniversary of the death of Kim Il Sung, at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea on July 7, 2021.

Promised new homes don’t materialize for retired North Korean soldiers

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Comic effect: ‘Invincible’ Kim

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