Tag: infrastructure
Satellite imagery shows Yongbyon nuclear complex in active modernization phase
Recent satellite imagery and analysis by international monitoring organizations indicate that North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center, the country's primary nuclear complex located...
North Korea’s showpiece capital struggles with basic winter heating
As modern apartment dwellers in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang struggle to heat their homes in the winter, some apparently miss the old-fashioned...
North Korea’s railway bridges: strategic assets linking China, Russia while severing...
North Korea's railway network and border railway bridges are more than just means of transportation — they are a strategic asset closely tied to...
North Korea pushes forward with massive tideland reclamation projects
Since the time of Kim Il Sung, North Korea has sought to compensate for its mountainous terrain and shortage of arable land through tideland...
Kim Jong Un prioritizes weapons technology over economic gains from Ukraine...
A memorial for the war in Ukraine is under construction in the Hwasong district of Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un broke ground on the project...
Daily water delivery services become routine in North Korean cities as...
Tokchon residents pay 6,000–8,000 won for daily shipments of drinking and mineral water as aging infrastructure and pollution drive year-round demand beyond traditional monsoon...
Cash remains king: Why North Koreans resist Pyongyang’s digital payment push
North Korea is holding public lectures encouraging electronic payment adoption, but citizens remain hesitant due to concerns about government surveillance and policy instability.
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North Korea dramatically increases fisheries law penalties to combat illegal exports
North Korea bolstered punishment provisions in its fisheries law to emphasize "criminal accountability" in amendments made in May, with those caught illegally exporting fishery...
Pyongyang’s vanishing islands: Satellite images reveal aggressive sand mining in Taedong...
Recent satellite images capture the gradual disappearance of uninhabited islands in the Taedong River in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang as a result...
Kim Jong Un orders creation of unified satellite intelligence command system
Kim Jong Un has ordered North Korea's military to build an integrated command system linking reconnaissance satellite data with the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB),...
