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North Korea prioritizes vaccines for border soldiers as COVID wave hits

North Korea prioritizes vaccines for border soldiers as COVID wave hits

Officials rush to procure free Sinovac doses from China to treat those who have fallen ill.

For two North Korean escapees, losing local elections in the UK feels like a victory

For two North Korean escapees, losing local elections in the UK feels like a victory

Britons Timothy Cho and Jihyun Park say their candidacies validated their hard road to freedom.

North Korean soldiers spread COVID-19 during April 25 military parade

North Korean soldiers spread COVID-19 during April 25 military parade

Around 20,000 people were involved in the event, and soldiers who participated are now testing positive.

North Korea confirms first COVID-19 cases and at least 1 death

North Korea confirms first COVID-19 cases and at least 1 death

The country switches to a ‘maximum emergency epidemic prevention system’ as Omicron spreads

Pregnant women with COVID suffer in North Korea’s run-down medical system

Sources report some expectant mothers suffered stillbirths after being placed in makeshift care facilities.

North Korean labor managers in China demand more money as job market tightens

North Korean labor managers in China demand more money as job market tightens

Sources say the managers exaggerate their workers’ poor living conditions to take advantage of the business owners.

Members of the North Korean army supply medicines to residents at a pharmacy, amid growing fears over the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo on May 18, 2022.

Elderly and sick die of COVID-19 complications in North Korean capital

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The authorities have mobilized medical students to help out overwhelmed doctors in the city’s hospitals.

In a file photo, students at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School, in Pyongyang, North Korea work on computers.

Schools close as pandemic rages in North Korea

2022-05-19

Students are ordered to attend remote learning, but spotty electricity and lack of computers raise big challenges.

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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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Missiles over medicine

Missiles over medicine

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

North Korea enlists office workers to carry water to fields in battle to save crops

North Korea enlists office workers to carry water to fields in battle to save crops

A shortage of water pumps complicates efforts to combat drought.

Women look at dresses on display during the 17th National Exhibition of Korean Dress at the Central Youth Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019

Tight jeans, dyed hair forbidden as North Korea cracks down on ‘capitalist’ fashion

Officials are also on the lookout for t-shirts with foreign words and styles that that do not reflect socialism.

People attend an event to mark International Workers' Day in this handout photo by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) made available on May 1, 2017.

North Koreans roll their eyes during May Day lectures about socialism's superiority

In this file photo, workers at a seafood processing plant where North Korean workers are distinguished from the Chinese workers by blue overalls, wash up after work in the city of Hunchun, in northeastern China's Jilin province.

Factory in China tests North Korean workers for COVID after 20 show symptoms

The Chinese city of Dandong, which lies across the Sino-Korean border from North Korea's Sinuiju in a file photo taken on April, 28, 2022. The normally bustling streets are empty as authorities on April 25 began enforcing a lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Zero-COVID policy in Chinese border city stops freight to North Korea

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