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NK build nascent fintech infrastructure with mobile money 
Date : January 30, 2019
North Koreans build nascent fintech infrastructure with mobile moneyAmidst reports that North Koreas mobile subscriber base has recently surpassed 6 million, a serv
Farmers proactively engaging in manure battle 
Date : January 27, 2019
Farmers in South Pyongan Province proactively engaging in manure battleThe North Korean government has again ordered its citizens to engage in a battle for manure.
Seven crushed to death in mine accident 
Date : January 24, 2019
Seven crushed to death in North Korea mine accidentSeven miners were recently killed in an incident at the Kumdok Mining Complex, North Koreas largest site for producin
Miners handed severe punishment for absenteeism 
Date : January 23, 2019
Miners handed severe punishment for absenteeismThe North Korean authorities have recently handed down sentences of forced labor to Musan Mine workers who have not shown u
Swamped with state-sponsored tasks 
Date : January 23, 2019
North Koreans swamped with state-sponsored tasks in the new yearNorth Korean residents are feeling the burden of mandatory participation in labor mobilizations ordere
Smuggling spikes following Kims China visit 
Date : January 18, 2019
Smuggling in Sino-North Korean border region spikes following Kim Jong Uns China visitSmuggling in the Sino-North Korean border region has peaked following Kim Jong Un
Inmate executed for murdering guard 
Date : January 18, 2019
Inmate executed for murdering guard at Jongori Correctional Labor CampAn inmate at Hoeryong Jongori Correctional Labor camp was reportedly executed by firing squad for mu
NK security agents infiltrate churches in China to cozy up to SK 
Date : January 12, 2019
North Korean state security agents infiltrate churches in China to cozy up to South KoreansSome members of North Koreas secret police, the Ministry of State Security (M
State orders farmers to supply more food to the military 
Date : January 12, 2019
State orders farmers to supply more food to the militaryThe North Korean authorities have ordered collective farms to supply all of the planned food quotas to the militar
Samjiyon construction projects to idolize past leaders 
Date : January 10, 2019
Samjiyon construction projects to idolize North Koreas past leadersThe idolization of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il will be emphasized in construction projects in Samjiyo
State-set prices reappear in Ryanggang Province 
Date : January 10, 2019
State-set prices reappear in Ryanggang ProvinceWhile North Korea has long deferred to market-set prices for goods and services based on organic supply and demand, some ar
NK border patrol units use jet skis 
Date : January 8, 2019
North Korean border patrol units use jet skis to intercept smuggling operationsAccording to sources in North Pyongan Province, some border patrol units have started using
Market downturn takes toll on North Koreas South Pyongan Province 
Date : January 8, 2019
Market downturn takes toll on North Koreas South Pyongan ProvinceActivity has significantly declined in some regional markets to the extent that many local residents ar
People burdened by government financial demands 
Date : January 7, 2019
North Korean families burdened by government financial demandsMany North Koreans experienced a difficult 2018 paying monthly electricity and water bills along with other
Video surveillance expanded on China-NK border 
Date : December 28, 2018
Video surveillance network expanded on China-North Korea borderThe North Korean authorities are expanding video surveillance in the border areas to deter defectors and il
 
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