Most orphans at the school do not get enough of the essential vitamins and minerals they need from their diet, leading to ...

The North Korean authorities have recently begun patting themselves on the back for bringing religion under control.

South Korea’s unique custom of couples and friends exchanging pairs of stick-shaped snacks on Nov. 11 has arrived in ...

Most farms in Ryanggang province have been unable to use their threshing machines because of a lack of electricity.

North Korean high school students in their final year are increasingly putting on a variety of “graduation parties.” ...

The number of households making their own coal briquettes for heating in cities such as Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, has plummeted this year.

A North Korean woman died as a homeless beggar on the streets of Hyesan in Ryanggang province after her parents and siblings refused to take her in.

A North Korean couple from different parts of the country—the man from the interior and the woman from the border—may have to ...

Amid persistent economic hardship, it is becoming more common for elderly North Koreans to long for the days of Kim Jong Il.

Fights are erupting between North Korea’s rural residents who illegally fell trees out of desperation to secure firewood for ...

With the authorities collecting military rice supplies in agricultural communities throughout North Korea, the age-old ...

The North Korean authorities have intensified controls on trade officials who carry out or bring in foreign exchange, such as ...