Tag: rason
Tumen River bridge delay fuels frustration inside North Korea
North Korea is seething over Russia's failure to complete its side of a landmark road bridge across the Tumen River in 2026, with officials...
Counterfeit Russian rubles flood Rason market as North Korea-Russia trade expands
Counterfeit Russian rubles have been circulating in Rason, North Korea's special economic zone on the China-Russia border, prompting authorities to dispatch a special inspection...
North Korea issues new tourism directives in Rason ahead of possible...
North Korea's Rason city party committee has issued new operational directives to the heads of state-run international travel agencies and foreign currency shops in...
North Korea dispatches central party inspectors to Rason customs facility
A Workers' Party of Korea central committee inspection team descended without warning on the Rason Quarantine and Inspection Station in late April 2026, conducting...
North Korea expands minerals-for-investment deals with Chinese partners
North Korea is expanding a minerals-for-investment arrangement with Chinese partners, offering raw tungsten and molybdenum ore as payment for mining equipment and capital. Trading...
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...
North Korea’s new school stalls draw student fans but leave vendors...
Small vendor stalls have begun appearing outside schools in parts of North Korea, offering students and teachers a convenient place to buy snacks, stationery,...
North Korea’s machinery import surge: farms, factories and shipyards stocked up
North Korean trading companies have sharply expanded machinery imports from China since late last year, with equipment ranging from farm machinery and industrial tools...
North Korean seafood floods Chinese markets despite UN export ban
Trade representatives from Rason are purchasing large quantities of shellfish and other seafood from coastal areas of South Hamgyong province for export to China,...
North Korea launches multi-child family inspection campaign as officials visit homes...
North Korea's Central Committee has ordered provincial party committees to pay special attention to families with multiple children, dispatching "visitation teams" to homes to...
