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Excessive heat wave wreaking havoc on residents and crops 
Date : August 3, 2018
Excessive heat wave wreaking havoc on residents and cropsAs an unprecedented heat wave has continued to hit the Korean Peninsula, the number of victims of heat stroke and
Prisoners protesting cruel treatment exempted from upcoming mass amnesty 
Date : July 31, 2018
Prisoners protesting cruel treatment exempted from upcoming mass amnestyTwo military factory laborers held in a correctional labor camp (kyohwaso) in Chagang Province hav
Four in critical condition following train derailment 
Date : July 27, 2018
Four in critical condition following train derailmentA train carrying construction materials in Samjiyon, Ryanggang Province has overturned, causing casualties and damage
Three-year reductions in some prison sentences 
Date : July 25, 2018
North Korea announces three-year reductions in some prison sentencesNorth Korea has announced that it will conduct a mass amnesty before the 70th anniversary of the count
High security ordered to mark Kim Il Sungs death 
Date : July 11, 2018
High security and devotion ordered to mark Kim Il Sungs death24 years after Kim Il Sungs death, the North Korean authorities have designated July 1 to July 8 –
North Korea executes army lieutenant general 
Date : June 27, 2018
North Korea executes army lieutenant generalSources have reported that a ranking officer of the Korean Peoples Army in Pyongyang was recently executed by firing squad o
Regime tightened control over key personnel 
Date : June 25, 2018
Regime tightened control over key personnel prior to US-NK summitPrior to his departure to Singapore for the historic US-NK summit, Kim Jong Un took measures to reduce th
Restrictions on movement in Pyongyang strengthened 
Date : June 18, 2018
Restrictions on resident movement in Pyongyang strengthened around summitThere are reports of a tense atmosphere in North Korea due to the U.S.-North Korea summit, with s
Ban terms reform and opening 
Date : June 15, 2018
North Korea convenes meeting ahead of talks with U.S. to prohibit use of the terms reform and openingThe North Korean authorities held a video conference with high-ra
NK heightens control over residents before the summit 
Date : June 9, 2018
North Korean authorities heighten control over residents before US-NK summitThe North Korean authorities are cracking down on the spread of outside information and intern
Cargo truck rolls over, killing 21 
Date : June 8, 2018
Cargo truck rolls over in Ryanggang Province, killing 21A cargo truck heading to a construction site in Samjiyon-gun, Ryanggang Province, rolled over on June 3, killing 2
Crackdown on informal pharma sales 
Date : June 5, 2018
Authorities crackdown on informal pharma sales, sending drug prices upThe North Korean authorities have launched a campaign to confiscate informally-traded products in th
Railway-side reforestation campaign 
Date : June 4, 2018
Railway-side reforestation campaignWith the possibility that the linking of railways and roads between North and South Korea were discussed during a high-level inter-Kore
North Korean authorities exploit homeless children 
Date : May 27, 2018
North Korean authorities exploit homeless childrenThe North Korean authorities are now extorting homeless children for money, according to sources inside the country. The
NK calls defectors in SK to persuade them to come back 
Date : May 27, 2018
N. Korean political police call defectors in South Korea to persuade them to come backAs North Korea makes increasingly aggressive calls for the return of a group of rest
 
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