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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Squelching the Grapevine: Secret Police Mobilized to Stem Rumors of Kim Jong-un's Ill Health
2020.05.05
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◆ Rumors spread as the authorities stay suspiciously silent According to a reporting partner living in the northern regi...

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＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 3)＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Regime’s “State Smuggling” Operations

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 3)＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Regime’s “State Smuggling” Operations

2020.04.30

“Hunger Will Kill Us Quicker Than Coronavirus”: 91% Decline in Trade Leaves Vulnerable Locals Facing Starvation

“Hunger Will Kill Us Quicker Than Coronavirus”: 91% Decline in Trade Leaves Vulnerable Locals Facing Starvation

2020.04.28

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Collateral Damage: Border Blockade Designed to Counter Coronavirus Leads to Deadly Drug Shortage

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Collateral Damage: Border Blockade Designed to Counter Coronavirus Leads to Deadly Drug Shortage

2020.04.28

＜Breaking News from N. Korea＞ “Who Would Be Next?”: Residents React as Rumors of Kim Jong-un’s Surgery Begin to Spread from the Border Regions

＜Breaking News from N. Korea＞ “Who Would Be Next?”: Residents React as Rumors of Kim Jong-un’s Surgery Begin to Spread from the Border Regions

2020.04.23

＜Breaking News Interview＞ “Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares”: Workers’ Party Official Surprised to Learn of Leader’s Surgery, Reports No Changes Within N. Korean Society

＜Breaking News Interview＞ “Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares”: Workers’ Party Official Surprised to Learn of Leader’s Surgery, Reports No Changes Within N. Korean Society

2020.04.23

“We Don’t Want to Meet”: Fearing Coronavirus Infection, China Rebuffs N. Korean Advances at the Border and Delays Resumption of Trade to Late-May

“We Don’t Want to Meet”: Fearing Coronavirus Infection, China Rebuffs N. Korean Advances at the Border and Delays Resumption of Trade to Late-May

2020.04.20

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 2)＞ How is North Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Regime’s Revenue Schemes

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 2)＞ How is North Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Regime’s Revenue Schemes

2020.04.16

Student Smugglers: High-Schoolers Sneak into China to Smuggle and Steal for their Families’ Futures

Student Smugglers: High-Schoolers Sneak into China to Smuggle and Steal for their Families’ Futures

2020.04.14

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “Dead In Their Homes”: Possibility of Coronavirus Outbreak in Chongjin City amid Mounting Number of Untested, “Misdiagnosed” Patients

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “Dead In Their Homes”: Possibility of Coronavirus Outbreak in Chongjin City amid Mounting Number of Untested, “Misdiagnosed” Patients

2020.04.10

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 1)＞ How is North Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions?

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 1)＞ How is North Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions?

2020.04.09

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Critical Condition: Bank Begins Disinfecting Bills as Coronavirus Causes Local Currency to Sink and Prices to Soar

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Critical Condition: Bank Begins Disinfecting Bills as Coronavirus Causes Local Currency to Sink and Prices to Soar

2020.04.06

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kimchi Immunity?: Residents Latch onto Coronavirus Rumors as Understaffed Hospitals Start Screening Patients Over the Phone

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kimchi Immunity?: Residents Latch onto Coronavirus Rumors as Understaffed Hospitals Start Screening Patients Over the Phone

2020.03.30

＜People’s Army Update＞ Soldiering Off: Bases on Lockdown and Annual Enlistment Delayed to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus

＜People’s Army Update＞ Soldiering Off: Bases on Lockdown and Annual Enlistment Delayed to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus

2020.03.26

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Field Testing: Regime Releases Thousands From Quarantine for Farming Season, Days Before Receiving Coronavirus Test Kits

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Field Testing: Regime Releases Thousands From Quarantine for Farming Season, Days Before Receiving Coronavirus Test Kits

2020.03.23

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Giving Socialism a Bad Name: Kim Jong-un Bans ‘Capitalist’ Baby Names While Citizens Covet ‘Cool’ South Korean Style

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Giving Socialism a Bad Name: Kim Jong-un Bans ‘Capitalist’ Baby Names While Citizens Covet ‘Cool’ South Korean Style

2020.03.12

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Homework and Housework: Children Forced to Do Chores and Study From Home with All Schools Closed Due to COVID-19

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Homework and Housework: Children Forced to Do Chores and Study From Home with All Schools Closed Due to COVID-19

2020.03.09

＜Breaking News＞ N. Korea Notifies Chinese Border Authorities that it Will Shoot "Hostile" Citizens and Smugglers "Without Warning"

＜Breaking News＞ N. Korea Notifies Chinese Border Authorities that it Will Shoot "Hostile" Citizens and Smugglers "Without Warning"

2020.03.05

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “3 Smugglers Shot for Treason”: Authorities Instill Fear Among Public to Prevent Infection by Would-be Border Crossers

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “3 Smugglers Shot for Treason”: Authorities Instill Fear Among Public to Prevent Infection by Would-be Border Crossers

2020.02.17

＜Breaking News From N. Korea＞ Tension Mounts as Regime Regulates Markets, Confiscates Stocks, and Slanders Price Gouging Shopkeepers

＜Breaking News From N. Korea＞ Tension Mounts as Regime Regulates Markets, Confiscates Stocks, and Slanders Price Gouging Shopkeepers

2020.02.14

＜Breaking News From N. Korea＞ Rumors of Outbreak Spread: Was a Trade Official Executed for Trying to Escape Quarantine?

＜Breaking News From N. Korea＞ Rumors of Outbreak Spread: Was a Trade Official Executed for Trying to Escape Quarantine?

2020.02.13

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Regime Regulates Rice Prices as Pyongyang Residents Fear Inflation Rather Than Coronavirus

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Regime Regulates Rice Prices as Pyongyang Residents Fear Inflation Rather Than Coronavirus

2020.02.12

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Won Plunges After Regime Attempts to Confiscate Foreign Cash off Merchants and Force Companies to Trade in Local Currency

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Won Plunges After Regime Attempts to Confiscate Foreign Cash off Merchants and Force Companies to Trade in Local Currency

2020.02.12

＜Breaking News From Inside N. Korea＞ Residents Begin to Panic as Border Shutdown Blocks Chinese Imports and Induces Inflation

＜Breaking News From Inside N. Korea＞ Residents Begin to Panic as Border Shutdown Blocks Chinese Imports and Induces Inflation

2020.02.03

＜Latest Interview on Emergency in N. Korea＞ “Those who will die, will die”: Poverty a Greater Concern than Coronavirus as Regime’s Warnings are Met with Public Indifference

＜Latest Interview on Emergency in N. Korea＞ “Those who will die, will die”: Poverty a Greater Concern than Coronavirus as Regime’s Warnings are Met with Public Indifference

2020.02.03

＜N. Korean Trade Interview＞ Pyongyang Faces Great Depression as Apartment Prices Plummet and Markets Slump

＜N. Korean Trade Interview＞ Pyongyang Faces Great Depression as Apartment Prices Plummet and Markets Slump

2020.01.31

＜Latest Report from N. Korea＞ Regime Aims to Block Coronavirus at Border as Local Hospitals and Populace Remain Woefully Unprepared for Potential Outbreak

＜Latest Report from N. Korea＞ Regime Aims to Block Coronavirus at Border as Local Hospitals and Populace Remain Woefully Unprepared for Potential Outbreak

2020.01.30

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Boiling Point: Frustration With Regime Grows amid Rising Rumors of Sanctions Relief

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Boiling Point: Frustration With Regime Grows amid Rising Rumors of Sanctions Relief

2020.01.24

＜Inside N. Korea＞ New Year, Same Problems: Regime Stresses Mental Rearmament, not to Succumb to Economic Blockade

＜Inside N. Korea＞ New Year, Same Problems: Regime Stresses Mental Rearmament, not to Succumb to Economic Blockade

2020.01.23

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “Don’t Tell Anyone...”: Censors Scramble as Overseas Laborers Return Home with Whispers of the Outside World

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “Don’t Tell Anyone...”: Censors Scramble as Overseas Laborers Return Home with Whispers of the Outside World

2020.01.19

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “No plan, No policies”: Residents Confounded and Critical after Kim Forgoes New Year Address

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “No plan, No policies”: Residents Confounded and Critical after Kim Forgoes New Year Address

2020.01.18

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Put On Ice: New Year Performances in Samjiyon Scrapped after Power Cuts Turn Apartments into “Freezers”

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Put On Ice: New Year Performances in Samjiyon Scrapped after Power Cuts Turn Apartments into “Freezers”

2020.01.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞Poverty Forces Rural, Underage Women into Prostitution: Regime Responds with Rallies and Police Stings

＜Inside N. Korea＞Poverty Forces Rural, Underage Women into Prostitution: Regime Responds with Rallies and Police Stings

2020.01.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Power Struggle: Fearing Collapse of Power Grid, Regime Orders Crackdown on Electricity Bribing

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Power Struggle: Fearing Collapse of Power Grid, Regime Orders Crackdown on Electricity Bribing

2020.01.14

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