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

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

A sanctioned NK company, deeply tied to the military, is expanding into Russia’s diamond-rich Yakutia region, local media reported; the operation appears to be a try to send labor abroad and deepen economic cooperation with Moscow, defeating UN sanctions

126.000 phishing emails were allegedly sent by North Korea to nearly 18.000 South Koreans between Nov 24 and Jan 25: officials, researchers, journalists were lured with fake content like concert tickets and political leaks