Daily NK

North Korea’s showpiece capital struggles with basic winter heating

Pyongyang’s modern apartments struggle to provide heat in winter as chronic energy shortages leave central heating systems ...
Human Rights Watch

North Korean in China Who Saved Son Faces Repatriation

Imagine living in North Korea. Then imagine your mother selling herself into a forced marriage in China to pay for your ...

Class Size 20; Student Body – Young Escapees From North Korea. True/False Film Festival Opens Doors To ‘School For Defectors’

Young North Korean escapes, facing prejudice in South Korean, are documented in 'School for Defectors,' directed by Jeremy Workman.
Daily NK

North Korean teens skip school for gold mines as livelihood crisis deepens

Teenagers are skipping school to mine gold, while young adults in their 20s and 30s also flock to mining sites.
The Diplomat

Assessing North Korea’s New Economic Five-Year Plan

North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress defined the new Five-Year Plan as a “stage of stabilization and consolidation, and gradual qualitative development.” This framing should not be dismissed as mere ...