Smuggling of used cars into North Korea rises amid post-COVID demand
Vehicles are being driven across the narrow upper reaches of the Yalu River, sources said.
RFA > North KoreaCoffee in North Korea: It’s not just for capitalists anymore
Spreading among the elite, coffee is replacing cigarettes as a typical bribe.
RFA > North KoreaChinese tourist tower overlooking North Korea could be demolished
Tower at Changbai Millennium Cliff City shuttered after hostility between North Koreans and Chinese tourists.
RFA > North KoreaSchools in North Korean province remain closed amid respiratory outbreak
The move comes amid a spread of coronavirus-like infections.
RFA > North KoreaDesperate farmers in North Korea steal insulating plastic film from each other
Guards have been doubled to stop the theft, driven by a dearth of imports from China.
RFA > North KoreaHigh level North Korean delegation visits China
The two sides discussed ‘external environment,’ situation on Korean Peninsula.
RFA > North KoreaNorth Korean citizens ordered to provide cloths for soldiers to wrap their feet
Residents laugh that the ‘invincible’ Korean People’s Army cannot afford cloth scraps for foot wraps.
RFA > North KoreaNursing homes for North Korean war heroes are becoming resorts
Built to show Kim Jong Un cares about the veterans, the facilities are now catering to wealthy elite.
RFA > North Korea‘I want to be myself, not someone’s mom.’
Young North Korean women see marriage and kids as hardship and misery and want to focus on their own happiness.
RFA > North KoreaUkraine military official: half of all North Korean shells are duds
North Korean artillery shells cannot be accurately aimed, South Korean military expert says.
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