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North Korean workers are putting up multi-story apartments at unimaginable speeds as part of the government’s push to re...
04/08/2026

North Korean workers are putting up multi-story apartments at unimaginable speeds as part of the government’s push to renovate rural communities. However, speed seldom goes hand-in-hand with safety. An apartment complex in South Pyongan province recently had to be evacuated ahead of imminent collapse, despite the building passing final inspection just weeks before. Thankfully, nobody was injured.

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Just a few years ago, North Korea’s roads were famously so empty that buses could hurtle down the roads at top-speed wit...
31/07/2026

Just a few years ago, North Korea’s roads were famously so empty that buses could hurtle down the roads at top-speed without incident. Now, a boom in car culture is leading to more traffic, as well as more traffic accidents. In the past, drivers on the roads were primarily trained professionals, but now many newer (and sometimes unlicensed) drivers are sharing the streets.

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North Korea’s war on South Korean slang is getting even more nitpicky. While terms like ‘oppa’ for boyfriend or English ...
30/07/2026

North Korea’s war on South Korean slang is getting even more nitpicky. While terms like ‘oppa’ for boyfriend or English loan words are easily identifiable as foreign, students in Chongjin recently got in trouble for using the word ‘appa’ in conversation, more or less equivalent to saying “my dad” instead of “my father.”

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North Korea’s strategy for overseas labor seems to be pivoting from quantity to quality. Rather than competing to provid...
29/07/2026

North Korea’s strategy for overseas labor seems to be pivoting from quantity to quality. Rather than competing to provide the cheapest labor, the government appears to be trying to constrain risks by prioritizing higher-paying and more reliable contracts. Even companies with long-established licenses to send workers overseas have had their licenses paused for review.

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North Korea is known to have some of the world’s most talented hackers. But what happens when those hackers turn against...
28/07/2026

North Korea is known to have some of the world’s most talented hackers. But what happens when those hackers turn against the state? A small team of retired and new hackers spent months siphoning off the state’s foreign exchange reserves. The incident has revealed the dual-edged nature of the country’s hacking prowess and its pivot towards electronic banking.

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The rise of car culture in North Korea means more people are using the country’s poorly maintained gas stations. This Ju...
27/07/2026

The rise of car culture in North Korea means more people are using the country’s poorly maintained gas stations. This June, these years of negligence came to a head in an explosion that killed 20 people and injured many more in the gas station’s vicinity. North Korean authorities have quickly covered up the incident, leading to frustration among residents and fear of repeat incidents to come.

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North Korea is highly secretive about its weapons program, and it is just as secretive when it comes to the effects of r...
24/07/2026

North Korea is highly secretive about its weapons program, and it is just as secretive when it comes to the effects of radiation on local residents. Residents near testing sites have previously suffered radiation illness and unusually high cancer rates. Now, locals near Pyongsan’s uranium processing facility are inexplicably experiencing similar symptoms, but the government’s only response has been to trap residents inside the county.

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Sky high fuel prices have shaped transit habits around the world. In North Korea, consumers are turning towards e-bikes ...
22/07/2026

Sky high fuel prices have shaped transit habits around the world. In North Korea, consumers are turning towards e-bikes and local enterprises are looking to cash in. North Korean businesses are now commissioning custom ebikes from China and some expect a domestic brand to launch in the near future.

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The North Korean state’s latest attempt to cash in on rising demand for imported cars may be backfiring. Many cars are i...
08/07/2026

The North Korean state’s latest attempt to cash in on rising demand for imported cars may be backfiring. Many cars are imported by private traders who pay the government for import licenses for the vehicles. However, the government suddenly hiked the cost of these licenses, effectively eating up the entire profit margin for traders who have already bought cars.

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For years, overseas work assignments have been seen as a golden opportunity to make the extra money needed to start a fa...
07/07/2026

For years, overseas work assignments have been seen as a golden opportunity to make the extra money needed to start a family business or pay for a child’s wedding. Between debts to pay off bribes for selection and significant wage theft, however, many workers end up walking away with far less than expected. Stories from disgruntled former workers and news about Ukrainian attacks on inland Russian cities have since dissuaded many in Pyongyang from accepting overseas work assignments, forcing officials to expand their search to the provinces instead.

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