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Air China’s Beijing-Pyongyang resumption stirs economic hopes inside North Korea
North Korea resumed its first direct Air China flights from Beijing in six years on March 30, and the news has spread quickly inside...
North Korea fuel prices surge 20% as Iran war squeezes oil...
North Korea's market prices have surged for the second consecutive month, with fuel costs leading the way as gasoline and diesel prices each jumped...
North Koreans skip medicine as drug prices soar at private markets
As North Korea's seasonal temperature swings intensify this spring, the number of cold and flu cases in Ryanggang province has surged. But for most...
North Korean women hauling sand daily as Musan county construction depletes...
Women's union members in North Korea's Musan county are being mobilized daily to haul sand from the Tumen River and nearby mine sites to...
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...
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...
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...
North Korea fuel prices spike 25% amid Iran war before stabilizing
Fuel prices in North Korea spiked by as much as 25% in early March following the outbreak of war involving Iran, before partially stabilizing...
