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A Large-Scale Price Survey Examining the North Korean Economy (5): Domestic Product Promotion in Clothing, Bags, and Snacks... "The Reality Is Semi-Chinese Products" - Candy and Snacks Are Popular
2026.09.04
Society / Economy
North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey

In North Korea, products manufactured in factories are generally referred to as "industrial products." The Kim Jong-un r...
＜Inside N. Korea＞ Even Heatwave Countermeasures Risk Your Life… Family Buried Alive While Sleeping in a Pit Dug to Escape the Heat — ACs for the Wealthy, a Blatant "Cooling Gap"
2026.08.31
Society / Economy

Heatwaves come for everyone alike, but not everyone can endure them alike. As record-breaking high temperatures blanket ...
North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey (4): Food and Foodstuffs… Enormous Price Surges Continue　1–2 kg of White Rice Equals a Month's Wages
2026.08.28
Society / Economy
North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey

ASIAPRESS conducted a large-scale price survey in four locations across northern North Korea in May and June of this ye...
North Korea's Economy Through a Large-Scale Price Survey (3): The State Monopoly on Food Distribution Deepens — What Is the Current State of Grain Sales Stations?
2026.08.27
Society / Economy
North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey

Around January 2023 the North Korean government banned the sale of rice, corn, and other food items in markets and unifi...

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North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey (2): Markets Shrink Under Kim Regime Control — Hardline Policy Aims to Put Distribution Back in State Hands

Society / Economy

North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey

North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey (2): Markets Shrink Under Kim Regime Control — Hardline Policy Aims to Put Distribution Back in State Hands

2026.08.25

North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey (1): Data Over Impressions! Unraveling the Structure of State-Run Stores

Society / Economy

North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey

North Korea's Economy Seen Through a Large-Scale Price Survey (1): Data Over Impressions! Unraveling the Structure of State-Run Stores

2026.08.19

＜Obituary＞ Hiroshima-born North Korean defector Park Young-suk passes away — 35 years in North... Brothers and sons taken away and killed — Family suffered from after-effects of the atomic bombing

Society / Economy

＜Obituary＞ Hiroshima-born North Korean defector Park Young-suk passes away — 35 years in North... Brothers and sons taken away and killed — Family suffered from after-effects of the atomic bombing

2026.08.10

＜Inside N.Korea＞ Power Outages Disrupt Electronic Payments... The Cost of Neglecting Local Power Infrastructure: The Gap With Major Cities

Society / Economy

＜Inside N.Korea＞ Power Outages Disrupt Electronic Payments... The Cost of Neglecting Local Power Infrastructure: The Gap With Major Cities

2026.08.05

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Expanded Powers? Secret Police Renamed "National Information Bureau" — Three Changes Confirmed Inside the Country

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Expanded Powers? Secret Police Renamed "National Information Bureau" — Three Changes Confirmed Inside the Country

2026.05.31

＜Inside N. Korea＞ City Residents Fleeing to the Mountains — Slash-and-Burn Farming as a Last Resort Amid Falling Incomes and Soaring Prices

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ City Residents Fleeing to the Mountains — Slash-and-Burn Farming as a Last Resort Amid Falling Incomes and Soaring Prices

2026.05.29

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Chinese Entrepreneurs Rush to Visit N. Korea: "Anyone Can Go If You Send Your Passport Information" — Entry Procedures Simplified to Attract Investment

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Chinese Entrepreneurs Rush to Visit N. Korea: "Anyone Can Go If You Send Your Passport Information" — Entry Procedures Simplified to Attract Investment

2026.05.22

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Luxury Hotels Kim Jong-un Built Sit Empty — Chinese Tourists Stay Away from Mount Paektu, Staff Desert Posts Citing "No Money to Be Made"

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Luxury Hotels Kim Jong-un Built Sit Empty — Chinese Tourists Stay Away from Mount Paektu, Staff Desert Posts Citing "No Money to Be Made"

2026.05.19

＜Inside N. Korea＞"Contacting Family in South Korea Is Betrayal": Public Criticism and Ideological Struggle Sessions Spread; Informants Lead to Exile

＜Inside N. Korea＞"Contacting Family in South Korea Is Betrayal": Public Criticism and Ideological Struggle Sessions Spread; Informants Lead to Exile

2026.05.18

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Bicycle Repair Brought Under State Control as Crackdown on Private Economic Activity Intensifies

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Bicycle Repair Brought Under State Control as Crackdown on Private Economic Activity Intensifies

2026.05.14

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Mother and Daughter Die After Eating Wild Greens — People Collapsing in the Streets: Inflation Deepens the "Spring Lean Season," Widening Hunger Among the Vulnerable

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Mother and Daughter Die After Eating Wild Greens — People Collapsing in the Streets: Inflation Deepens the "Spring Lean Season," Widening Hunger Among the Vulnerable

2026.05.12

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Donate to the Fund!" Certificates Issued as Cover for Illegal Economic Activity — The State Siphons Money from Private Citizens

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Donate to the Fund!" Certificates Issued as Cover for Illegal Economic Activity — The State Siphons Money from Private Citizens

2026.05.07

＜N. Korean Video＞ NK Children Mobilized for Labor Under the Pretext of "Cultivating a Love for Labor"

＜N. Korean Video＞ NK Children Mobilized for Labor Under the Pretext of "Cultivating a Love for Labor"

2026.04.28

North Korea Sees Emergence of Female Drivers —Men React with Hostility, Saying “It’s Annoying to See Women Driving”

Society / Economy

North Korea Sees Emergence of Female Drivers —Men React with Hostility, Saying “It’s Annoying to See Women Driving”

2026.04.24

"Let’s Become Heroes Like Those Who Died in Russia" Kim Jong-un Regime Drives Young People to War Through Propaganda

"Let’s Become Heroes Like Those Who Died in Russia" Kim Jong-un Regime Drives Young People to War Through Propaganda

2026.04.22

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Vehicle Vandalism" Surges — Resentment Over Wealth Gap Boils Over — "Veterans and People in Their 40s–50s Are the Main Perpetrators"

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Vehicle Vandalism" Surges — Resentment Over Wealth Gap Boils Over — "Veterans and People in Their 40s–50s Are the Main Perpetrators"

2026.04.21

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Il-sung Birthday Events Scaled Back… Kim Jong-un Absent from Memorial Visit; Lecture Emphasizes Greatness of the Kim Family — But What About His Daughter?

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Il-sung Birthday Events Scaled Back… Kim Jong-un Absent from Memorial Visit; Lecture Emphasizes Greatness of the Kim Family — But What About His Daughter?

2026.04.20

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Month and a Half Since Iran's Supreme Leader Was Killed... "Ordinary People and Officials Still Know Nothing" —Anti-American Alliance and Nuclear Possession Actively Promoted

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Month and a Half Since Iran's Supreme Leader Was Killed... "Ordinary People and Officials Still Know Nothing" —Anti-American Alliance and Nuclear Possession Actively Promoted

2026.04.17

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Divert Factory Power to State-Run Shops — Power Outages Are the Weak Link in Mandatory Cashless Payments — Authorities Push Self-Sufficiency in Electricity for Commercial Facilities

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Divert Factory Power to State-Run Shops — Power Outages Are the Weak Link in Mandatory Cashless Payments — Authorities Push Self-Sufficiency in Electricity for Commercial Facilities

2026.04.15

＜Inside N. Korea＞More Students Volunteering for Special Forces — "I Will Become a True Hero": Propaganda Using Russia Veterans Having Major Impact

＜Inside N. Korea＞More Students Volunteering for Special Forces — "I Will Become a True Hero": Propaganda Using Russia Veterans Having Major Impact

2026.04.10

＜N.Korea Video＞ Visiting the North Korea-China Border Lockdown (2) North Korean Residents Completely Caged In

＜N.Korea Video＞ Visiting the North Korea-China Border Lockdown (2) North Korean Residents Completely Caged In

2026.04.06

＜N.Korea Video＞ Visiting the North Korea-China Border Lockdown (1) A River Once Used for Laundry, Bathing, and Smuggling

＜N.Korea Video＞ Visiting the North Korea-China Border Lockdown (1) A River Once Used for Laundry, Bathing, and Smuggling

2026.04.03

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Soldiers Returned from Russia Deployed on Tour to Promote "Military Spirit" and "Heroism" (2) Propaganda Lectures Delivered to High School Students and Parents — "We Fought with Our Lives as Soldiers of the Marshal"

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Soldiers Returned from Russia Deployed on Tour to Promote "Military Spirit" and "Heroism" (2) Propaganda Lectures Delivered to High School Students and Parents — "We Fought with Our Lives as Soldiers of the Marshal"

2026.03.31

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Soldiers Returned from Russia Deployed on Tour to Promote "Military Spirit" and "Heroism" (1) "They Fought So Bravely Even the Russians Were Envious"

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Soldiers Returned from Russia Deployed on Tour to Promote "Military Spirit" and "Heroism" (1) "They Fought So Bravely Even the Russians Were Envious"

2026.03.24

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