African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious and often fatal viral disease in pigs for which no vaccine currently exists, ...

North Korea threatens to send failing students to coal mines after mass exam failures under a new elective system.

Hair and metal wire found in North Korea factory confectionery are fueling a public health controversy and eroding trust in ...

North Korea's WPK Secretariat has ordered a purge of officials linked to reunification, targeting those who worked on ...

North Koreans dismiss domestic broadcasts as propaganda but accept foreign news as fact — yet remain cynical about its ...

North Korea's black market dollar rate broke 70,000 won for the first time in April 2026, sending food and fuel prices to ...

North Korea's WPK directed diplomats to cement nuclear status and build anti-Western alliances with Iran and Russia.

North Korea issued an order on the anniversary of Kim Jong Un's special forces visit, combining a rest day with ideological ...

North Korea's Social Safety Forces recruits only from politically approved families, with bribes driving competition for ...

North Korean farmers in North Pyongan province are abandoning staple crops for tobacco and herbs as market logic reshapes ...

North Koreans in Hamhung faced pre-dawn cleaning shifts and household fees ahead of Kim Il Sung's April 15 birthday amid ...

North Korea distributed cooking oil vouchers for Kim Il Sung's birthday, but the 30,000-won state price left many unable to ...