Tag: ninth party congress
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...
What’s behind North Korea’s coal industry push?
North Korea held the second plenary session of the ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea from June 20 to 22. According...
North Korea mobilizes labor for rice planting even as seedlings lag...
North Korea has ordered a mass mobilization for the rice transplanting season in North Pyongan province even as some farms in the region have...
South Korea is sleepwalking through the North Korean nuclear crisis
With a U.S.-China summit scheduled for mid-May 2026, calls are growing once again to shift the framework for addressing North Korea's nuclear program away...
Kusong’s hidden nuclear complex: What satellite imagery reveals
Satellite imagery of two sites in Kusong, North Pyongan province, captured in early 2026, shows recent changes at facilities linked to suspected nuclear weapons...
North Korea demands identity checks on Chinese trading partners in bid...
North Korea has ordered trade officials to submit detailed personal information on their Chinese business partners as part of a sweeping post-congress crackdown on...
North Korea’s donju go dark as post-congress crackdown spreads fear
North Korean donju — the wealthy private traders who form the backbone of the country's informal market economy — are going dark. Amid a...
Pyongyang tells Kangwon province: use science and talent to hit second-quarter...
North Korea's central party authorities have issued a directive to the Kangwon province party committee ordering officials to use science, technology, and talent development...
Overburdened North Korea teachers say profession has lost its appeal amid...
Teachers at a middle school in Chongjin have been ordered to produce teaching aids outside their subject areas ahead of a citywide instructional materials...
Central party inspection teams descend on Sinuiju factories, rattling local officials
North Korea has dispatched central party inspection teams to major factories in Sinuiju, the capital of North Pyongan province, in a sweeping audit of...
