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＜Inside N.Korea＞ Bank Transfer Fees Raised to Maximum of 8% - "Too expensive. The government makes money off us" - Voices of Discontent.
2025.11.30
Society / Economy

As bank transfer fees have been substantially raised in North Korea, voices of discontent are emerging among residents. ...
N. K Expands Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras with Facial Recognition System: Workers' Face Photos Continuously Taken- "Now They Track Everywhere We Go" (5 photos)
2025.11.28
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Existing surveillance cameras throughout cities in northern North Korea have been confirmed to be replaced with high-per...
Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (3) The Driving Force Behind Vehicle Smuggling: Donju, Taxis, and Even Rental Car Services
2025.11.27
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North Korean authorities have broken a socialist economic taboo by allowing private ownership of vehicles—means of produ...

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Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (2) Is There a Link Between the Surge in Vehicle Smuggling and the Permission for Private Car Ownership?

Society / Economy

Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (2) Is There a Link Between the Surge in Vehicle Smuggling and the Permission for Private Car Ownership?

2025.11.25

＜Analysis of N. Korean Photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (2) State Smuggling Along Yalu River Captured in Satellite Images; Over 20 Operational Sites Identified

＜Analysis of N. Korean Photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (2) State Smuggling Along Yalu River Captured in Satellite Images; Over 20 Operational Sites Identified

2025.11.14

＜Analysis of N. Korean photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (1) Smuggling Vehicles Fill Even School Playgrounds; Parking Shortage Emerges in Hyesan City

＜Analysis of N. Korean photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (1) Smuggling Vehicles Fill Even School Playgrounds; Parking Shortage Emerges in Hyesan City

2025.11.14

Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (1) Heading to Hyesan, the Hub of Vehicle Smuggling

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Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (1) Heading to Hyesan, the Hub of Vehicle Smuggling

2025.10.30

＜Super-telephoto Lens Report>One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (3)Massive Embankment Like a Castle Wall; Mobilized Soldiers' Lunch is Enormous Amounts of Corn Rice (10 Photos)

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＜Super-telephoto Lens Report>One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (3)Massive Embankment Like a Castle Wall; Mobilized Soldiers' Lunch is Enormous Amounts of Corn Rice (10 Photos)

2025.10.30

＜Super-telephoto Lens Report＞ One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (2) Brightly Lit at Night, with Corn and Laundry on Balconies... Signs of Life Can Be Felt (9 Photos)

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＜Super-telephoto Lens Report＞ One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (2) Brightly Lit at Night, with Corn and Laundry on Balconies... Signs of Life Can Be Felt (9 Photos)

2025.10.28

＜Super-telephoto Lens Report> One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (1) Rows of New Apartments... But Look Closely and Tiles Are Already Falling Off (10 Photos)

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＜Super-telephoto Lens Report> One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (1) Rows of New Apartments... But Look Closely and Tiles Are Already Falling Off (10 Photos)

2025.10.27

＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Korean Won Plunges 30-40% as Dollar and Yuan Surge Due to Foreign Currency Shortage; Rice Prices More Than Double, Food and Fuel Costs Skyrocket

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＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Korean Won Plunges 30-40% as Dollar and Yuan Surge Due to Foreign Currency Shortage; Rice Prices More Than Double, Food and Fuel Costs Skyrocket

2025.10.27

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (4) Suicide Heroes Become New Brainwashing Material... How Can We Break This Vicious Cycle?

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (4) Suicide Heroes Become New Brainwashing Material... How Can We Break This Vicious Cycle?

2025.10.21

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (3) A defector from the Storm Corps speaks on creating heroes in the barracks — "There was no other choice"

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (3) A defector from the Storm Corps speaks on creating heroes in the barracks — "There was no other choice"

2025.10.21

＜Ultra-Telephoto Footage＞ Bridge Construction Between N. Korea and Russia Progressing Steadily - Dump Trucks, Cranes... Chinese Heavy Equipment in Action

＜Ultra-Telephoto Footage＞ Bridge Construction Between N. Korea and Russia Progressing Steadily - Dump Trucks, Cranes... Chinese Heavy Equipment in Action

2025.10.15

＜N. Korea Photo Report＞Mass Smuggling of Vehicles in Violation of Sanctions... Hundreds of Luxury Cars Including Toyota and Trucks Lined Up at Border - Chinese Authorities Possibly Turning a Blind Eye

＜N. Korea Photo Report＞Mass Smuggling of Vehicles in Violation of Sanctions... Hundreds of Luxury Cars Including Toyota and Trucks Lined Up at Border - Chinese Authorities Possibly Turning a Blind Eye

2025.10.15

＜Inside N. Korea＞Continuing to Heroize Russian Deployment War Dead with Propaganda... Videos Have Significant Effect: "Some People Cry Along with Kim Jong-un's Tears”

＜Inside N. Korea＞Continuing to Heroize Russian Deployment War Dead with Propaganda... Videos Have Significant Effect: "Some People Cry Along with Kim Jong-un's Tears”

2025.10.11

＜Inside N.Korea＞Information spreads that 'Kim Jong-un regime received $5,000 per fallen soldier from Russia' — Authorities conduct massive crackdown, calling it 'rumors' (Revised version)

＜Inside N.Korea＞Information spreads that 'Kim Jong-un regime received $5,000 per fallen soldier from Russia' — Authorities conduct massive crackdown, calling it 'rumors' (Revised version)

2025.09.30

＜Breaking News/ Super-telephoto＞The N.Korea-Russia Vehicle Bridge Construction Progressing Steadily (6 photos and maps)

＜Breaking News/ Super-telephoto＞The N.Korea-Russia Vehicle Bridge Construction Progressing Steadily (6 photos and maps)

2025.09.30

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Mass outbreak of severe diarrhea and colitis patients from tap water - Authorities respond with large amounts of disinfectant, but "smell too strong to drink" in Hyesan

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Mass outbreak of severe diarrhea and colitis patients from tap water - Authorities respond with large amounts of disinfectant, but "smell too strong to drink" in Hyesan

2025.09.26

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (2) The Roots of Heroism: How Does North Korean Education Brainwash People？

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (2) The Roots of Heroism: How Does North Korean Education Brainwash People？

2025.09.25

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (1) Creating a ‘new hero’ myth through propaganda

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (1) Creating a ‘new hero’ myth through propaganda

2025.09.24

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Farm Officials Illegally Transfer Children to Cities... Avoiding the Despised Farmer Status of Poverty and Contempt

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Farm Officials Illegally Transfer Children to Cities... Avoiding the Despised Farmer Status of Poverty and Contempt

2025.09.15

N. Koreans Residents React Positively to Kim Jong-un's China Visit: 'We Now Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Great Powers' - Propaganda Campaign Begins Immediately

N. Koreans Residents React Positively to Kim Jong-un's China Visit: 'We Now Stand Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Great Powers' - Propaganda Campaign Begins Immediately

2025.09.12

＜Inside N. Korea＞Solar and Biomass Power Facilities Being Installed on Farms - However, Costs to Be Paid by Farmers

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Solar and Biomass Power Facilities Being Installed on Farms - However, Costs to Be Paid by Farmers

2025.09.10

＜Inside N. Korea＞Protect the Harvest - Farms Organize 24-Hour Paid Security Teams, Military Blocks Roads and Conducts Inspections

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＜Inside N. Korea＞Protect the Harvest - Farms Organize 24-Hour Paid Security Teams, Military Blocks Roads and Conducts Inspections

2025.09.10

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Explains that they fought South Korean forces in Russia - Youth education already begun with "Let's become bullet and bomb suicide squads"

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Explains that they fought South Korean forces in Russia - Youth education already begun with "Let's become bullet and bomb suicide squads"

2025.09.02

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Increased vigilance ordered due to rising crimes by hungry soldiers 'Report soldiers on unauthorized leave'...Parents worry about malnutrition and send money

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Increased vigilance ordered due to rising crimes by hungry soldiers 'Report soldiers on unauthorized leave'...Parents worry about malnutrition and send money

2025.09.01

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