Market vendors in North Korea take on wig and eyelash piecework as market income covers barely enough food for one day.

Rising fuel costs had already hit North Korea's taxi sector, but rice planting mobilization patrols are now driving a surge ...

Satellite data shows North Korea's spring wheat and barley cultivation fell 8.4% in 2026, with sharp drops in key ...

Young women now refuse to date or marry men without stable income, reflecting a generation shaped by market survival and ...

North Korean donju in Hyesan are converting stacked apartments into private duplexes and installing CCTV cameras.

As U.S.-China talks approach, an analyst argues Seoul has spent 30 years avoiding hard truths about North Korea's nuclear ...

North Korea's new elective curriculum is fueling a teacher reassignment crisis, with educators threatening to quit.

Rising crime and heating fuel costs are pushing North Koreans in Chongjin and Sinuiju toward guarded apartments and away from ...

Tuberculosis cases among newly deployed North Korean workers in China raise doubts over pre-departure health screenings.

A surge in Chinese used car imports has sparked a booming auto repair industry in North Korea, with dedicated repair ...

North Korean fishers in Chongjin must give 80% of their catch to the state, leaving crews with almost nothing during peak ...

North Korea is mobilizing medical students to collect herbs and produce koryo traditional medicine as pharmaceutical ...