Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Report suggests deaths in second largest city of Hamhung…One visitor to the city reports: “People are dying of starvation and disease. Crime is increasing, leading to a brutal atmosphere in the city.” 2023.08.31
Photo <Photo Report>The North Korea-China Border (1) In August, Tumen and the midstream of the Tumen River was quiet 2023.08.28
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> New proclamation calls for intensified control over the economy…Intense crackdowns on circulation of goods and use of foreign currency (2) Proclamation declares that serious violators face execution or life in prison 2023.08.28
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea>New proclamation calls for intensified control over the economy…Intense crackdowns on circulation of goods and use of foreign currency (1) The authorities confiscate Chinese yuan and US dollars 2023.08.21
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> “People are stealing unripe corn from the fields” Farms already see a rash of thefts of grains…Security guards given live rounds and even soldiers are deployed 2023.08.14
Photo <Photo Report> No signs that trade has restarted in Tumen, on the midstream of the Tumen River…South Koreans are banned from touring trade route 2023.08.12
Military <Inside N. Korea>Even military face increasing malnutrition; A soldier said “We don’t get even half a bowl of food…half of my comrades are in a weakened state” 2023.08.08
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea>The authorities finally start cracking down on housing transactions, “Severely punish anti-socialist behavior”…Crackdown on 25-year-old “housing market” may cause chaos 2023.08.08
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea>Even the police face temporary cut in rations due to financial troubles… “In May, they had no choice but to buy food on credit” 2023.08.07
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Daycares and preschools stop providing meals due to financial troubles…Parents facing demands for rice and money protest by turning their backs on the schools, sending their kids to neighbors instead 2023.08.04
Military <Investigation>100 soldiers surround farming community of 500 farmer to prevent stealing of crops…Military-Farmer relations improved 2023.08.02
Military <Inside N.Korea> Spring wheat harvest is finished and delivered to the army・・・Farmers rebel without their share 2023.07.31
Photo <Photo Report> A visit to a North Korea-China trade hub…Freight trucks line up to head into North Korea, but drivers not allowed to leave vehicles 2023.07.28
Movie Interview About Conditions Inside North Korea Pt.2 -What people think about the satellite launch- 2023.07.26
Movie Interview About Conditions Inside North Korea Pt.1 -Is it true that people have died of starvation?- 2023.07.26
Society / Economy ASIAPRESS asks a Chinese businessman how North Korean business is doing: “North Korean labor is of more interest than trade” 2023.07.25
Politics <Inside N. Korea> Regime demands provincial party cadres to write self-criticisms regarding failure to social chaos, including starvation deaths 2023.07.24
Politics <Inside N. Korea>Police decided to use gun to combat rash of robberies…Soldiers also frequently take part in robberies, using “knives to threaten people and take away their bicycles, phones, and even their clothes” 2023.07.20
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> The Kim Jong-un regime prevents news of frequent suicides from spreading 2023.07.14
Society / Economy <Investigation Inside N. Korea>Famine in the provinces : “Many people have died from the start of May due to starvation and disease…” (4) Old parents and children are abandoned, and frequent robberies occur…People are scared 2023.05.30
Society / Economy <Investigation Inside N. Korea>Famine in the provinces : “Many people have died from the start of May due to starvation and disease…” (3) The authorities treat starvation deaths as deaths by disease…some people even eat bark from pine trees to survive 2023.05.27
Society / Economy <Investigation Inside N. Korea>Famine in the provinces : “Many people have died from the start of May due to starvation and disease…” (2) Workers can’t go to work due to malnutrition…even at the DPRK’s largest iron mine 2023.05.22
Society / Economy <Investigation Inside N. Korea>Famine in the provinces : “Many people have died from the start of May due to starvation and disease…” (1) The state’s food supplies have hit rock bottom 2023.05.22
Politics The Pyongyang Cultural Language Protection Act calls for execution of violators in a bid to eliminate South Korean style speech from the DPRK 2023.05.19