News from outside disappears in North Korea

Despite setbacks in efforts to spread outside news in North Korea, Lee Young-hyeon, a defector-turned-lawyer in South Korea, ...
Council on Foreign Relations

How North Korea Has Bolstered Russia’s War in Ukraine

North Korean troops and weapons have played an unexpectedly crucial role in sustaining Russia’s grinding military campaign in ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

North Korea's Kim inspects construction site of greenhouse farm in Sinuiju

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected the construction site of a greenhouse farm in Sinuiju, state media reported ...

Decades-long efforts to send uncensored foreign news into North Korea are facing setbacks

Lee's Seoul-based Free North Korea Radio (FNK) station has tried for two decades to give real-time news to North Korea's 26 ...

Five Plead Guilty In North Korea IT Hiring Scam

Five people — four Americans and one Ukrainian — have pleaded guilty to helping North Korean operatives secure remote IT jobs ...
The Japan Times

U.N. adds 12 more Japanese people to North Korea abduction list

Earlier this month, the working group told the Tokyo-based commission that the 12 people not officially recognized would be ...
Daily NK

North Korea bans foreign currency wages, mandates cash payments in revised labor law

North Korea revised the Labor Wages Act in May to make it illegal for workers to be paid in foreign currency. In addition, the new law deleted a section that authorized agencies, enterprises, ...

North Korea's Remote Employees: Five Helpers in the USA Plead Guilty

For years, North Korea has allowed people to work in the USA via the internet to get salaries. Now it's becoming clear in the ...
Daily NK

Cash remains king: Why North Koreans resist Pyongyang’s digital payment push

North Korea is holding public lectures encouraging electronic payment adoption, but citizens remain hesitant due to concerns ...
Homeland Security Today

North Korean Hackers Infiltrated 136 U.S. Companies to Generate $2.2M Revenue

The U.S. Justice Department announced major actions against North Korean cybercrime, including five people admitting guilt ...
Human Rights Watch

Submission on North Korea’s Implementation of Recommendations from the Third and Fourth Cycles of the Universal Periodic Review for the Special Rapporteur’s Report

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to assess the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) implementation of selected Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations from the third (2019 ...