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A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (10): How N. Korea's Ordinary Families Survive Hyperinflation: A Three-Person Household Budget Simulation

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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (10): How N. Korea's Ordinary Families Survive Hyperinflation: A Three-Person Household Budget Simulation

2026.09.16

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (9): People Flock to Hair-Wig Side Jobs; For Export to China; Women Turn to This Low-Wage Work as a Vital Income Source Despite Health Damage

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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (9): People Flock to Hair-Wig Side Jobs; For Export to China; Women Turn to This Low-Wage Work as a Vital Income Source Despite Health Damage

2026.09.14

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (8): How Much Do State Enterprise Workers Earn? What Can They Buy? Hyperinflation Devastates Wages

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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (8): How Much Do State Enterprise Workers Earn? What Can They Buy? Hyperinflation Devastates Wages

2026.09.11

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (7): Are State Enterprises Actually Producing? "Sluggish Exports Continue" "No One Buys What We Make"—Provincial Factories Seek Outlets in "Side Businesses"

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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (7): Are State Enterprises Actually Producing? "Sluggish Exports Continue" "No One Buys What We Make"—Provincial Factories Seek Outlets in "Side Businesses"

2026.09.09

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (6): Public Utilities—User-Pay System for Electricity, Medical Care, and More; Wealthy Residents Pay Extra for 6 Hours of Daily Electricity

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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (6): Public Utilities—User-Pay System for Electricity, Medical Care, and More; Wealthy Residents Pay Extra for 6 Hours of Daily Electricity

2026.09.08

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (5): Domestic Product Promotion in Clothing, Bags, and Snacks... "The Reality Is Semi-Chinese Products" - Candy and Snacks Are Popular

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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (5): Domestic Product Promotion in Clothing, Bags, and Snacks... "The Reality Is Semi-Chinese Products" - Candy and Snacks Are Popular

2026.09.04

＜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"

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＜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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (4): Food and Foodstuffs… Enormous Price Surges Continue　1–2 kg of White Rice Equals a Month's Wages

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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (4): Food and Foodstuffs… Enormous Price Surges Continue　1–2 kg of White Rice Equals a Month's Wages

2026.08.28

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (3): The State Monopoly on Food Distribution Deepens — What Is the Current State of Grain Sales Stations?

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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (3): The State Monopoly on Food Distribution Deepens — What Is the Current State of Grain Sales Stations?

2026.08.27

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

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

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

2026.08.25

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

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

A Large-Scale Price Survey Reveals North Korea's Economy (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

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＜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

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

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＜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

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＜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"

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＜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

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＜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

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＜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

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＜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

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

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

2026.04.24

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

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＜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＞ 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

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＜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＞ "Three Unexcused Absences Lead to Mine or Construction Work" — Enforcement Shifts from Police to Labor Bureau as Absenteeism Goes Digital

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ "Three Unexcused Absences Lead to Mine or Construction Work" — Enforcement Shifts from Police to Labor Bureau as Absenteeism Goes Digital

2026.03.23

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