Flooded Tumen River with broken dyke on August 31. Right is Namyang, North Korea (Quoted from HP of Jilin Newspaper)

＜Inside N.Korea＞Enormous Flood Damage at Tumen River Basin, Outcry over No Relief Efforts by Government

A huge flood deprived a lot of lives at Namyang Laborer District of Onsung County in North Korea. But the authorities’ futile effort to cope with the disaster provoked outcry from the people, reported couple of reporting partners at the region…

A policeman patrols a village. Taken by Kim Dong-cheol at South Pyongan Province on June 2010. (ASIA PREESS)

＜Inside N.Korea＞ Hunt for defectors resumed

Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol-ju quoted from Rodong Newspaper on may 2014

＜Interview with N.Korean People＞ Defection of Thae Yong-ho, the minister at NK mission in London, is “natural”

Emaciated soldier gleans corn grains which he stole at a corn field. (ASIA PRESS)

＜Photo Report on N.Korea＞ Starving People’s Army: Mother Concerns Conscripted Son

(Reference Photo) A soldier belonging to State Security Forces is checking a bus which is heading for Pyongyang. Taken by Lee Joon on Aug. 2006 (ASIA PRESS)

＜Inside N.Korea＞ Tighter Control of Inter-provincial Movement: Investigating corruption in Hoeryong City’s People’s Security Station

A bottle of domestic "penicillin", made at the Suncheon medical factory. ASIAPRESS

Embezzled UN Aid Circulates in N.Korean Underground – End to Free Healthcare, Illegal Abortions Widespread

[2015/Jun/15] The “Free healthcare system ” is ostensibly one of the founding tenants of the North Korean state system. However, in reality, free healthcare long ago disappeared due largely to economic hardships and now exists only in the state propaganda slogans….

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Kim Jong-un’s Starving Soldiers – “Just a spoonful of oil for me…” A soldier pleads for grace

A high-rise building to be more than 20 storeys high, currently under construction. The location and size of the windows are inconsistent, and distorted. (Aug/2011/Taken by Gu Gwang-ho)

〈Photo Report- 6 (a)〉 The Government’s Command is for a “Strong and Prosperous Nation” — but Workers Tired Out at Pyongyang Construction Sites to Build 100,000 Apartments

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    N.Korea Market Survey Reveal…
  3. A bottle of domestic "penicillin", made at the Suncheon medical factory. ASIAPRESS
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  4. A political assembly held by a KWP regional branch that took place a half year before the purge of Jang Song-thaek. The ranking officials discussed and addressed the people's allegiance and dedications to Kim Jong-un. (Summer/2013/ASIAPRESS)
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  5. This picture is taken from raw video footage captured in Sosong District, Pyongyang in the summer of 2006. Female students are assembled near the Three Revolution Exhibition museum to practice for a military parade in honor of Kim Jong-il's birthday. Each student is wearing a white shoulder-cloth inscribed with a consecutive number. (Lee Jun / Pyongyang / August 2006) ASIAPRESS
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Politics / Society

  1. Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol-ju quoted from Rodong Newspaper on may 2014
    ＜Interview with N.Korean People＞ Defection of Thae Yong-ho, the minister at NK mission in London, is “natural”

  2. Meeting for political study by Worker’s Party at a local town. It was for demanding loyalty to kim Jong-un. Taken in the summer of 2013 by ASIAPRESS
    ＜Inside N.Korea＞ DPRK high-ranking state officials ordered to attend seminar against escaping the country: frequent escapes concern Kim regime

  3. Soldiers are deployed for vigilance, which is familiar sight in North Korea. Taken by Kim Dong-cheol at Pyongsung City of South Pyongan Province on June 2010. (ASIA PRESS)
    ＜Inside N.Korea＞Strict Separation of Attendees for Worker`s Party Congress 　Cell phone prohibited to keep itinerary confidential

Economy

  1. Flooded Tumen River with broken dyke on August 31. Right is Namyang, North Korea (Quoted from HP of Jilin Newspaper)
    ＜Inside N.Korea＞Enormous Flood Damage at Tumen River Basin, Outcry over No Relief Efforts by Government

  2. (Reference Photo) There are various types of detention facilities in North Korea. The picture shows detainees who are just coming out of a labor camp, called “Troop for labor training.” Taken by Shim Ui-cheon on October 2008 at Haeju City in South Hwanghae Province. (ASIA PRESS)
    ＜Inside N.Korea＞ Enforced Mobilization of Unemployed and No-Show Employees to Farm

  3. Women from rural areas cart wood harvested in the mountains to cities. April 2005 (ASIA PRESS)
    ＜Inside N.Korea＞ Kim Jong-un Orders North Koreans Make Mountains Evergreen. -Declares 10-Year War Against Slash-and-Burn Farming

Military

  1. A policeman patrols a village. Taken by Kim Dong-cheol at South Pyongan Province on June 2010. (ASIA PREESS)
    ＜Inside N.Korea＞ Hunt for defectors resumed

  2. Emaciated soldier gleans corn grains which he stole at a corn field. (ASIA PRESS)
    ＜Photo Report on N.Korea＞ Starving People’s Army: Mother Concerns Conscripted Son

  3. (Reference Photo) A soldier belonging to State Security Forces is checking a bus which is heading for Pyongyang. Taken by Lee Joon on Aug. 2006 (ASIA PRESS)
    ＜Inside N.Korea＞ Tighter Control of Inter-provincial Movement: Investigating corruption in Hoeryong City’s People’s Security Station

Photo+Movie

  1. The soldier was an army officer who was buying stuff at a market. Taken on August 2013 at Hyesan City of Yanggang Province (ASIA PRESS)
    ＜Photo Report on N.Korea＞ N.Korean People’s Army Facing State of Starvation

  2. Secretly carried out textbooks for middle and high school of North Korea
    ＜Photo Report on N.Korea＞ Latest Textbooks for N.Korean Middle & High Students; Idolization of Kim Jong-un in all subjects

  3. People who were mobilized for river improvement are gleaning stones. Taken by ASIA PRESS at a local city of northern area on June 2013
    ＜Photo Report＞ People are exploited in mobilized labor (2) Recorded women’s complaining voices; “This is all free labor,” “Everything is taken by the high ranks”

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Flooded Tumen River with broken dyke on August 31. Right is Namyang, North Korea (Quoted from HP of Jilin Newspaper)
  1. A policeman patrols a village. Taken by Kim Dong-cheol at South Pyongan Province on June 2010. (ASIA PREESS)
  2. Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol-ju quoted from Rodong Newspaper on may 2014
  3. Emaciated soldier gleans corn grains which he stole at a corn field. (ASIA PRESS)
  4. (Reference Photo) A soldier belonging to State Security Forces is checking a bus which is heading for Pyongyang. Taken by Lee Joon on Aug. 2006 (ASIA PRESS)
  5. Loosely fitting uniform around neck. A 30-year old noncommissioned officer said that he was on his way to home because of malnutrition. He belonged to a construction corps. Taken at Northern region on August 2013. (ASIA PRESS)
  6. The soldier was an army officer who was buying stuff at a market. Taken on August 2013 at Hyesan City of Yanggang Province (ASIA PRESS)
  7. Secretly carried out textbooks for middle and high school of North Korea
  8. (Reference Photo) There are various types of detention facilities in North Korea. The picture shows detainees who are just coming out of a labor camp, called “Troop for labor training.” Taken by Shim Ui-cheon on October 2008 at Haeju City in South Hwanghae Province. (ASIA PRESS)
  9. Women from rural areas cart wood harvested in the mountains to cities. April 2005 (ASIA PRESS)
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