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Satellite imagery from June 2, 2025 showing five concrete-based transmission tower pylons, estimated at 60 to 80 meters high, at the Voice of Korea broadcasting facility in Kujang county, North Pyongan province.

Satellite imagery reveals North Korea’s transmission tower network

Bruce Songhak Chung -
High-resolution satellite imagery of three transmission tower sites in North Korea — located in Gujang county, North Pyongan province; Namsan, Kaesong city; and Anak...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands and clasp arms on a red carpet beside Xi's plane at Pyongyang International Airport, with Peng Liyuan and Ri Sol Ju standing nearby alongside officials and photographers.

The Xi–Kim summit’s hidden fault lines

Yoshihiro Makino -
When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited North Korea on June 8 and 9, 2026, for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,...
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Satellite image of Tungme-dong in Sonkyo District, Pyongyang, showing dense single-story dwellings mixed with factories and industrial facilities, Feb. 6, 2026

Behind Pyongyang’s showcase streets, satellite images reveal neighborhoods left behind

Lee Sang-yong, Bruce Sunghak Chung -
High-resolution satellite imagery analyzed in 2026 reveals the true condition of two long-neglected neighborhoods in central Pyongyang: Tungme-dong in Sonkyo district and Worrhyang-dong in...
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North Korea ramps up phone surveillance, stoking fear among traders

Lee Chae Eun -
North Korean authorities in North Pyongan province have sharply intensified phone surveillance in 2026, intercepting both landline and mobile calls to crack down on...
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A newly built apartment block with red tile roofing and balconies stands among similar housing in a landscaped development, with a red propaganda sign in the foreground reading a slogan calling to concentrate efforts on socialist economic construction and accelerate the revolution's advance.

North Korea’s neighborhood watch units can’t find anyone willing to lead them

Eun Seol -
North Koreans are increasingly refusing to serve as neighborhood watch unit leaders in 2026, and the trend has now reached Pyongyang, where filling the...
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North Korea marks Russia treaty anniversary with lectures glorifying troops killed in Ukraine

Park Hee-soo -
North Korea held week-long ideological lectures for officials in June 2026 to mark the second anniversary of its comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Russia,...
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Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae stand on the deck of the destroyer Kanggun during its sea trials on June 4, 2026

Kim family fashion drives custom tailoring boom among North Korea’s wealthy elite

Lee Chae Eun -
Wealthy North Koreans are commissioning custom-tailored suits modeled on the outfits worn by Ri Sol Ju and Kim Ju Ae at official state appearances...
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Sinuiju apartments organization

Sinuiju unlicensed lodging crackdown drives travelers to state guesthouses

Seon Hwa -
North Korean authorities intensified a crackdown on unlicensed home lodging operations near the border in 2026, threatening expulsion for repeat offenders and pushing travelers...
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