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Monetary Mystery: North Korean Won Withstands Sanctions, Suddenly Surging by 10%
2019.08.22
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On August 6, the exchange rate of the North Korean won against the US dollar and Chinese yuan plunged by 10%, only to re...

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Field Trip Flex: Kim Jong-un Sends 700 Senior Officials to Mt. Baekdu to Study “Revolutionary Spirit”

Field Trip Flex: Kim Jong-un Sends 700 Senior Officials to Mt. Baekdu to Study “Revolutionary Spirit”

2019.08.21

The Weakest Won: Markets Run Entirely in Chinese RMB as Shoppers Abandon their Sanctions-Hit Currency

The Weakest Won: Markets Run Entirely in Chinese RMB as Shoppers Abandon their Sanctions-Hit Currency

2019.08.19

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Price Plunge: Pyongyang Properties Depreciate Severely as Sanctions Knock Housing Market Nationwide

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Price Plunge: Pyongyang Properties Depreciate Severely as Sanctions Knock Housing Market Nationwide

2019.08.13

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Freedom Fashionistas: Young Citizens Rebel Against Regime for Freedom of Style

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Freedom Fashionistas: Young Citizens Rebel Against Regime for Freedom of Style

2019.08.07

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Grain Drain: Price of Domestic Rice Skyrockets as Drought Damages Dwindling Supply

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Grain Drain: Price of Domestic Rice Skyrockets as Drought Damages Dwindling Supply

2019.08.01

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Dangerous Directive: Kim’s On-Site Order Causes Series of Fatal Construction Accidents

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Dangerous Directive: Kim’s On-Site Order Causes Series of Fatal Construction Accidents

2019.07.29

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Power Play: Is China Responsible for Returning Electricity to Border Residents?

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Power Play: Is China Responsible for Returning Electricity to Border Residents?

2019.07.26

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Nationwide Warning Issued After Electric Bike Battery Explodes, Killing Family of 3 in Pyongyang

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Nationwide Warning Issued After Electric Bike Battery Explodes, Killing Family of 3 in Pyongyang

2019.07.26

Forgotten Faces: What Happened to the Thousands who Happily Set Sail for North Korea?

Forgotten Faces: What Happened to the Thousands who Happily Set Sail for North Korea?

2019.07.25

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Cinema Sins: 10 Students Arrested, Condemned Before Crowd of 500 for Watching Foreign Films

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Cinema Sins: 10 Students Arrested, Condemned Before Crowd of 500 for Watching Foreign Films

2019.07.18

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Regime Strikes Gold: Authorities Lock Horns with Locals in Sudden Gold Rush

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Regime Strikes Gold: Authorities Lock Horns with Locals in Sudden Gold Rush

2019.07.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Quarantine Collapse: Residents Rediscover Taste for Cut-Price Pork as Black Markets Boom

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Quarantine Collapse: Residents Rediscover Taste for Cut-Price Pork as Black Markets Boom

2019.07.16

“The Enemy of a Thousand Years”: Anti-Chinese Public Sentiment Constrains Cross-border Cooperation

Society / Economy

“The Enemy of a Thousand Years”: Anti-Chinese Public Sentiment Constrains Cross-border Cooperation

2019.07.09

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Exhumation Extortion: Regime Forces Residents to Dig Up Family Remains for Costly Cremations

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Exhumation Extortion: Regime Forces Residents to Dig Up Family Remains for Costly Cremations

2019.07.05

＜Trump-Kim Jong-un Meeting＞ Cynical Citizens Told “Not to Fantasize” by Pessimistic Party Officials

＜Trump-Kim Jong-un Meeting＞ Cynical Citizens Told “Not to Fantasize” by Pessimistic Party Officials

2019.07.04

＜North Korea＞ Fruitless Face-to-Face: Residents See No End to Sanctions Despite ‘Historic’ Xi Jinping Visit

＜North Korea＞ Fruitless Face-to-Face: Residents See No End to Sanctions Despite ‘Historic’ Xi Jinping Visit

2019.07.02

＜Kim Jong-un-Xi Jinping Summit＞ Citizen Sentries: Regime Orders Residents to Guard Border, Mobilizes Teens to Patrol Streets

＜Kim Jong-un-Xi Jinping Summit＞ Citizen Sentries: Regime Orders Residents to Guard Border, Mobilizes Teens to Patrol Streets

2019.06.27

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Hyesan Heist: Police Search for Stolen Military Data, Suspect Inside Job

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Hyesan Heist: Police Search for Stolen Military Data, Suspect Inside Job

2019.06.24

＜North Korea＞ Defying Debasement: Soldiers Disregard Orders, Hide Off Base to Phone Families

＜North Korea＞ Defying Debasement: Soldiers Disregard Orders, Hide Off Base to Phone Families

2019.06.24

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Costly Contagion: Typhoid Spreads to 10% of Border Population as Impoverished Residents Drink Straight from Rivers

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Costly Contagion: Typhoid Spreads to 10% of Border Population as Impoverished Residents Drink Straight from Rivers

2019.06.19

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Empty Stomachs, Empty Stands: Mass Games Suspended as Regime Fails to Feed Mobilized Students

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Empty Stomachs, Empty Stands: Mass Games Suspended as Regime Fails to Feed Mobilized Students

2019.06.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Homeless and Helpless: Residents Young and Old Beg as Population Fears a “Second Arduous March”

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Homeless and Helpless: Residents Young and Old Beg as Population Fears a “Second Arduous March”

2019.06.13

The Rice Riddle: How Are Grain Prices Remaining Stable as N. Korea Faces a Humanitarian Crisis?

The Rice Riddle: How Are Grain Prices Remaining Stable as N. Korea Faces a Humanitarian Crisis?

2019.06.07

＜North Korea＞ Swine Swindlers: Merchants Claim Confiscated Pork is Being Supplied by Authorities to Construction Workers

＜North Korea＞ Swine Swindlers: Merchants Claim Confiscated Pork is Being Supplied by Authorities to Construction Workers

2019.06.06

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kitchen Nightmare: Cash-Strapped Regime Competes Against Citizens in the Restaurant Business

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kitchen Nightmare: Cash-Strapped Regime Competes Against Citizens in the Restaurant Business

2019.05.31

Pressure Point: China Stifles Smuggling as North Korean Exports Tumble

Pressure Point: China Stifles Smuggling as North Korean Exports Tumble

2019.05.29

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Building Burden: Rising Discontent as Regime Extorts Resources from Residents to Support Tourist Site

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Building Burden: Rising Discontent as Regime Extorts Resources from Residents to Support Tourist Site

2019.05.28

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “People are starving”: South to Send Support...But Will Food Reach Those Most in Need?

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “People are starving”: South to Send Support...But Will Food Reach Those Most in Need?

2019.05.27

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Utterly Powerless: Residents Unhappy Living “Primitive Lives”, Receiving No Electricity for Last 6 Months

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Utterly Powerless: Residents Unhappy Living “Primitive Lives”, Receiving No Electricity for Last 6 Months

2019.05.23

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Hopelessly High: Regime Combats Rising Drug Abuse as Citizens Seek Escape From Reality

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Hopelessly High: Regime Combats Rising Drug Abuse as Citizens Seek Escape From Reality

2019.05.20

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "The Russia Boom": Traders Scramble to Make Russian Connections after Kim-Putin Summit

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "The Russia Boom": Traders Scramble to Make Russian Connections after Kim-Putin Summit

2019.05.17

Feuding Over Fuel: Regime’s Lifeline Under Threat as China Arrests Gasoline Smugglers

Feuding Over Fuel: Regime’s Lifeline Under Threat as China Arrests Gasoline Smugglers

2019.05.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “Chinese Forces Preparing for Regime Collapse?”...Police Chase Down Source of Rumors as Popular Dissent Snowballs

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “Chinese Forces Preparing for Regime Collapse?”...Police Chase Down Source of Rumors as Popular Dissent Snowballs

2019.05.14

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