Satellite images show mine drainage nearing North Korea’s Kangnyong Bay
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...
Trump plays the Kim Jong Un card amid Seoul-Washington discord
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...
Satellite images show growing waste buildup at North Korea’s uranium plant
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...
North Korea codifies soil pollution law, but enforcement remains in doubt
North Korea passed a sweeping law in 2025 that regulates soil pollution from initial monitoring through investigation, cleanup and punishment of violators. The...
North Korea fortifies its side of the DMZ, satellite images show
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...
Satellite images reveal chemical weapons potential at North Korea’s Sunchon complex
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...
Satellite images show Pyongyang glowing, outskirts dark
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...
Kim Ju Ae’s blank expression reveals North Korea’s deeper worries
North Korea held a commemorative performance in Pyongyang on July 27, 2026. The event marked the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice, a...
North Korea curbs cheap overseas labor dispatch
North Korean authorities have moved to revoke authorization for state agencies and trading companies to send workers abroad, and are also re-evaluating the profitability...
Satellite images show N. Korea dredging rivers on a massive scale
North Korea is carrying out large-scale sand and gravel extraction along its major rivers in 2026. Crews are deploying large dredgers and heavy equipment...
