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Almost all North Koreans now have access to cellular networks, report finds

Almost all North Koreans now have access to cellular networks, report finds

38 North says ‘ubiquitous’ mobile phones form basis for private economy but allow government to track users’ every move

Almost all North Koreans now have access to cellular networks, report finds
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy November 16, 2022
North Korea the world’s most corrupt country for 3rd straight year: Report

North Korea the world’s most corrupt country for 3rd straight year: Report

Kim Jong Un’s anti-corruption drives more about securing his own power rather than draining the swamp, expert says

North Korea the world’s most corrupt country for 3rd straight year: Report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell November 16, 2022
State media silence fosters uncertainty around COVID vaccinations in North Korea
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State media silence fosters uncertainty around COVID vaccinations in North Korea

DPRK has yet to confirm reports it’s administering Chinese doses, two months after Kim first mentioned inoculation plans

State media silence fosters uncertainty around COVID vaccinations in North Korea
James Fretwell
James Fretwell November 16, 2022
Most North Koreans have tap water. But that doesn’t mean it’s always running.
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Most North Koreans have tap water. But that doesn’t mean it’s always running.

Citizens have devised ad hoc solutions to unreliable water supply over the years, with entrepreneurship playing key role

Most North Koreans have tap water. But that doesn’t mean it’s always running.
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 15, 2022
Imagery reveals North Korea’s deceptions about ‘world’s largest’ greenhouse farm
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Imagery reveals North Korea’s deceptions about ‘world’s largest’ greenhouse farm

Construction ongoing at Ryonpho despite state media claims to contrary, a month after Kim Jong Un attended grand opening

Imagery reveals North Korea’s deceptions about ‘world’s largest’ greenhouse farm
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 14, 2022
In a quiet London suburb, North Korean defectors search for home

In a quiet London suburb, North Korean defectors search for home

New Malden provides a place where refugees can blend in. But they carry with them the memories of those left behind.

In a quiet London suburb, North Korean defectors search for home
Harry Clynch
Harry Clynch November 11, 2022
Seoul offers to return remains of presumed North Korean woman found near border

Seoul offers to return remains of presumed North Korean woman found near border

Pyongyang has yet to respond to notice sent Friday about body discovered with badge of DPRK leaders, South Korea says

Seoul offers to return remains of presumed North Korean woman found near border
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell November 11, 2022
Pyongyang chronicles: Late-night mahjong and K-pop at the DPRK’s top university

Pyongyang chronicles: Late-night mahjong and K-pop at the DPRK’s top university

Foreign students’ lives in North Korea can vary dramatically based on where they’re from — and how much money they have

Pyongyang chronicles: Late-night mahjong and K-pop at the DPRK’s top university
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley November 11, 2022
State media review: North Korea calls on workers to push to meet yearly quotas
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State media review: North Korea calls on workers to push to meet yearly quotas

An in-depth analysis of the DPRK’s annual economic plan, criticism of ROK drills, COVID and flu concerns and more

State media review: North Korea calls on workers to push to meet yearly quotas
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung November 10, 2022
Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister

Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister

Kwon Young-se criticizes law in opinion to Constitutional Court months after his own ministry warned it will enforce it

Law banning leafleting toward North Korea unconstitutional: Unification minister
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer November 10, 2022