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North Korea tactical road and bridge construction in DMZ Kangwon province

North Korea fortifies its side of the DMZ, satellite images show

Bruce Songhak Chung -
I analyzed commercial satellite imagery from the United States and Europe to see how North Korea's side of the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, has...
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Satellite images reveal chemical weapons potential at North Korea’s Sunchon complex

Bruce Songhak Chung -
South Pyongan province's Sunchon chemical industrial complex is a sprawling hub as it was built up over the past decade on the site of...
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Satellite images show Pyongyang glowing, outskirts dark

Bruce Songhak Chung -
North Korea's capital has grown noticeably brighter at night over the past six years, but the added light is concentrated almost entirely downtown. Most...
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North Koreans in China forced repatriation: flags near the Tumen River border, North Hamgyong province

North Korea shifts from raw material to processed goods exports

Seon Hwa -
North Korea is shifting its foreign currency strategy in 2026, with trading units moving away from raw material exports to China and turning instead...
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North Koreans peruse cell phones on offer

North Korea quietly hikes phone prices at the border

Eun Seol -
North Korea has quietly raised the prices of two mobile phone models sold in four border provinces, adding 500 Chinese yuan (about $74) to...
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North Korean farm officials and women in sun hats inspect rice seedlings during weeding work at Jangkyo Farm in Kangnam county, Pyongyang.

North Korea farm workers caught between contradictory orders

Park Hee-soo -
Farm workers in North Korea are voicing complaints after getting caught between two contradictory directives amid record heat. One directive calls for preventing crop...
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North Korea prioritizes power for munitions factories amid heat wave

Jeong Seo-yeong -
As the ongoing heat wave worsens North Korea's power shortage, authorities have reportedly moved to prioritize electricity for munitions factories while sharply cutting power...
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North Korea-China border warning sign in 2010.

North Korea remittance broker fees jump to 50% amid crackdown

Lee Chae Eun -
North Korean authorities have sharply intensified crackdowns on illegal money transfers made using Chinese mobile phones. Remittance brokers near the country's border say their...
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Updated 26-08-01
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Pyongyang
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