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Kim Jong Un sidelines his predecessors in sweeping cult of personality...
North Korea has launched an intensified cult of personality campaign around leader Kim Jong Un following the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of...
North Korea’s trade officials are running a pay-to-work racket
To get a coveted work posting in China, North Korean trade workers are being forced to hand over as much as $20,000 in cash...
North Korea-China rail revival fuels trade surge, sanctions evasion attempts
Goods ranging from manufactured products to agricultural produce are moving through the newly resumed North Korea-China passenger rail service, with North Korean trading companies...
North Korean military fish farm run as private feeding trough for...
A military seafood production unit in North Hamgyong province is under investigation after a worker filed a formal complaint alleging that base commanders have...
North Korea tourism hopes rise as Beijing-Pyongyang train resumes
North Korea-China passenger train service resumed last week for the first time in more than six years, raising hopes among Chinese travel operators of...
Smuggling resumes at Hyesan as North Korea-China trade signals point to...
State-sanctioned smuggling along the border in Hyesan, Ryanggang province has resumed after a roughly three-month suspension, bringing relief to traders whose goods had been...
Orders return to North Korea’s contract manufacturing sector, but earnings lag
North Korea's contract manufacturing sector, known as imga-gong (processing-on-commission work), is showing tentative signs of recovery in 2026 after years of near-total collapse following...
Rice and corn prices hit record highs in North Korea amid...
Rice and corn prices at North Korean markets have surged to historic highs in 2026, with the won's sharpest depreciation against the dollar on...
Tofu dregs replace grain as North Korea’s rural food crisis worsens
North Korean households in rural areas of North Hamgyong province have lost access to grain entirely, forcing people to survive on biji (tofu dregs)...
North Korea mobilizes emergency funds to hold fuel prices amid global...
North Korea has injected millions of dollars in emergency funds to prevent domestic fuel prices from spiraling out of control amid a surge in...
