Tag: vehicles

Poor road conditions across North Korea's North Hamgyong province are driving up tire costs for drivers in 2026. Cracked asphalt, deep potholes and long...

North Korean trading companies are placing sharply higher orders for batteries now that customs clearance has opened between China and North Korea, but strict...

North Korea has begun allowing new cars to be imported from China through official customs channels, but few brokers are eager to take advantage...

Three low ranking managers at a car management office in Pyongyang have been referred to prosecutors on charges of secretly renting out state owned...

North Korean authorities are struggling to manage a surge in traffic accidents as private car ownership expands, with more than 30 accidents reported in...

North Korea has restarted state-led smuggling along its border with China. But vehicle smugglers say a sudden fee hike has brought their business to...

North Korean authorities launched a large-scale car exhibition in Pyongyang in June 2026 while simultaneously ordering the Ministry of Social Security to covertly investigate...

Imports of Chinese-made electric bicycles and motorcycles are rising at border crossings in North Korea in 2026, driven by surging fuel prices that have...

Rising fuel prices in North Korea are forcing state-run long-distance bus services to cut or cancel routes, significantly worsening intercity travel conditions across the...

North Korea's annual rice planting mobilization campaign has produced an unexpected side effect: a spike in taxi demand, as people across South Pyongan province...