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Putin Signs Off on Debt Write Off

Daily NK - May 6, 2014

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement to write off 90 percent of North Korea's outstanding Soviet-era debt, signing the law on May...

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A newly built apartment block with red tile roofing and balconies stands among similar housing in a landscaped development, with a red propaganda sign in the foreground reading a slogan calling to concentrate efforts on socialist economic construction and accelerate the revolution's advance.

North Korea’s new mining and farm housing turns vacant within years

June 18, 2026

Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae visit a pet shop at the Hwasong District Phase 4 service complex in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 3, 2026

North Korea’s pet boom puts new spotlight on wealth gap

June 18, 2026

A wide aerial view of flooded rice paddies divided by raised earthen paths, with a small tractor working one field, trees and a rooftop in the foreground, and a village and hills in the distance, in Anak county, South Hwanghae province, North Korea.

North Korea demands detailed rice-planting reports from Hwanghae farms

June 18, 2026

North Korea quietly softens foreign content penalties for officials’ families

June 17, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands and clasp arms on a red carpet beside Xi's plane at Pyongyang International Airport, with Peng Liyuan and Ri Sol Ju standing nearby alongside officials and photographers.

Hyesan residents see hope for economic relief in Xi Jinping’s visit

June 17, 2026

Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping bow with their wives at the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang during the June 2026 visit at the center of the Kim Ju Ae succession debate.

North Korea calls Xi Jinping’s visit a “diplomatic victory”

June 17, 2026

Workers in white lab coats inspect food products on display at the Amnok River General Food Factory in North Korea.

North Korea’s provincial firms need autonomy, not new specifications

June 17, 2026

Apartment buildings in Hyesan, the capital of Ryanggang province, North Korea, photographed in August 2018.

North Korea cracks down on moonshine as grain prices spike

June 17, 2026

A four-tier heat alert map of Pyongyang derived from Landsat 9 thermal infrared satellite data from May 30, 2026, showing 16.6% of the city's area under heat-stress conditions.

Pyongyang felt the heat as early as late May, satellite imagery...

June 16, 2026

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North Korea tightens grip on China trade by requiring traders to...

June 16, 2026