Tag: regional development
Why is North Korea opening bulgogi restaurants when meat is so...
North Korea has opened a string of state-run bulgogi restaurants across the country since September 2026. The glossy venues offer a striking display of...
North Korean traders turn to Chinese mixer trucks and pump trucks
North Korean trade workers are seeking concrete mixer trucks and pump trucks from China in 2026, broadening demand for heavy construction equipment. Trade workers...
Hyesan lectures pit free socialist housing against capitalist bank loans
Propaganda lectures in the North Korean border city of Hyesan are casting South Korean homeowners as debt slaves to their banks. The 2026 campaign...
Pyongsong orders young singles to resettle in North Korean farm villages
North Korean authorities in Pyongsong have ordered workplaces to pick unmarried young people under 30 for permanent rural placement in 2026. The forced rural...
Rural housing delays leave North Korean families in storerooms for two...
Two years after their homes were torn down for a new rural housing project, some families in North Korea's Jagang province are still living...
North Korea expands medical insurance as new hospitals rise in cities...
North Korea is building model hospitals and pharmacies across the country while widening a new medical insurance program meant to ease the cost of...
Satellite imagery shows Sinuiju greenhouse farm far larger than North Korea...
This author's analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery shows that North Korea's Sinuiju greenhouse farm, completed in February 2026, covers at least 800 hectares, far...
North Koreans race into the hills at dawn as the acorn...
North Koreans in mountainous parts of South Pyongan province are heading into the hills before dawn this autumn to gather acorns, and the 2026...
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...
Behind Sinuiju’s brighter nights, a widening electricity divide
Electricity supply in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, has improved somewhat in 2026 compared with last year. Neighborhoods near provincial and city party offices, the...
