One defector said soldiers were given just three bullets each during the rare shooting drills. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Although North Korea is no longer in the grips of famine that raged in the late 1990s and claimed countless lives, the U.N. World Food Program has estimated that between 2018 and 2019 about 10 ...

All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid ...

North Korean conscripted soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials — from bullets for ...

The centerpiece of this approach is the “price improvement project,” announced at last year’s plenary meeting to address North Korea’s soaring food prices and currency instability.

North Korea has faced severe food shortages in recent decades often worsened by natural disasters and that were further intensified by isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We can just get a ...

What does Mr Kim get in exchange? Probably more of the assistance that was already being sent in exchange for North Korean ammunition: fuel, food and other resources, which help North Korea ...

Major ceremonies celebrating the opening of factories producing clothes, food and other items took place in the counties in ...