Analysis & Opinion About North Korea

Satellite map showing the pollution spread route from North Korea's Bupo mine to the Bupo saltworks and Kangnyong Bay

Satellite images show mine drainage nearing North Korea’s Kangnyong Bay

Lee Sang-yong, Bruce Sunghak Chung -
Satellite imagery shows yellow-tinted mine drainage spreading from North Korea's Bupo mine toward farmland and a saltworks in South Hwanghae province's Kangnyong county, with...
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and U.S. President Donald Trump talk in the Oval Office at a 2025 White House summit

Trump plays the Kim Jong Un card amid Seoul-Washington discord

Jung Kyo-jin -
Recently, South Korea-US relations have taken a troubling turn. After North Korea's military pushed ahead with fortification work along the Military Demarcation Line, including...
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Side-by-side satellite images comparing sludge coverage at the Pyongsan uranium plant's settling pond in September 2025 and June 2026, with yellow outlines marking 0.5, 0.2 and 0.1 hectare areas of new sludge buildup.

Satellite images show growing waste buildup at North Korea’s uranium plant

Lee Sang-yong, Bruce Sunghak Chung -
Recent high-resolution satellite imagery shows that the sludge-covered area within a settling pond at North Korea's Pyongsan uranium concentration plant grew by about 0.8...
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Officials inspect cooking oil bottles at a newly completed local industry factory in Kyongsong county, North Hamgyong province, North Korea

North Korean official kills coworker to hide embezzlement scheme

Park Hee-soo -
A North Korean official under investigation for embezzling state property killed a subordinate earlier this month after panicking that the employee's testimony would expose...
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Bus crossing the New Yalu River Bridge toward Sinuiju, North Korea

Sinuiju flooding stalls North Korea-China cargo trade for days

Seon Hwa -
Heavy rain in Sinuiju has disrupted cross-border cargo truck traffic between North Korea and China, further cooling Chinese investment sentiment that had been building...
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pay, wages

As won crashes, rural North Koreans rush to buy dollars

Lee Chae Eun -
A growing number of people in rural North Korea are converting their spare cash into U.S. dollars or Chinese yuan, as fears grow that...
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Entrance to the Quanhe customs checkpoint in Hunchun, Jilin province, China

New customs route opens for cars in North Korea, but brokers stay cool

Lee Chae Eun -
North Korea has begun allowing new cars to be imported from China through official customs channels, but few brokers are eager to take advantage...
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A vendor sits at a street stall selling Gangseo mineral water in Pyongyang, North Korea

North Korean neighborhoods see rise of privately run makeshift stalls

Kim Ji-woo -
Small, privately funded stalls are springing up on street corners across North Korea, giving people a convenient alternative to official markets for everyday purchases. A...
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