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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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Pyongyang residents receive bags of fish at a state-run store after leader Kim Jong Un ordered thousands of tons of fish distributed to the capital, Dec. 21, 2021.

Donju now run many of North Korea’s state grain shops

Seulkee Jang -
North Korean authorities set up state-run grain sales offices to stabilize food supplies and prices, but many of these shops are now run behind...
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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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A farmer in North Korea with a cow.

Sick and denied rest, detainees beaten in North Korean heat wave

Lee Chae Eun -
North Korean labor training camp detainees are collapsing from dehydration during outdoor work in the ongoing heat wave, receiving neither proper medical treatment nor...
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North Korea cracks down on private hairdressers and barbers

Eun Seol -
Authorities in South Hamgyong province are cracking down on private hairdressers and barbers, but young North Koreans who want personalized styles are still seeking...
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Two women standing in front of a coffee shop.

Coffee shops become NK’s heat wave refuge

Seon Hwa -
Air-conditioned coffee shops, tea houses, and beer halls are emerging as summer refuges for North Korean people as the current heat wave drags on....
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Updated 26-08-01
Exchange Rate 1 USD → KPW
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Pyongyang
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