Concerns about worsening food shortage have increased in recent months and, if South Korean media report with alleged testimony of disertors is to be believed, the situation has become so bad that people are resorting to any means to survive

Inter-Korean reunions hotel is being desmantled, despite South Korea's engagement push; the current work on ROK-owned tower at Mt. Kumgang resort appears to signal DPRK will maintain anti-South policies

A large-scale industrial project to build better machines for manufacturing weapons has started, according to analysis of satellite imagery, soon after leader Kim Jong Un visited the Huichon Ryonha General Machine Plant in Jagang Province last month

State media reported that renovations on the Kalma train station in Wonsan have completed; they are part of the final preparations for the expected grand opening of the Wonsan Kalma beach resort later this month

With 'Hidden Heroes: An Anthology of North Korean Fiction', selection of 10 short contemporary stories on ordinary citizens who quietly contributed to society, curators Kim and Berthelier make a point of distinguishinging propaganda from storytelling