Hyesan customs reopened Oct. 12 after China’s National Day closure, bringing winter clothing samples and relief to cart ...

North Korea is expanding Russian classes as Moscow ties deepen, but a shortage of Russian teachers has English teachers ...

Dandong-Sinuiju shipping costs hit 8,000 yuan per container for a 3 km trip, leaving traders little profit as the new bridge ...

North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex kept its key reactors and processing plants running through 2026, according to my ...

Workers at the Pukchang power plant must pay for mandatory Party Foundation Day tours, and managers warn winter output could ...

Researchers Andrew Yeo and Justin Hastings explain North Korea's bribery economy and why most residents don't see payoffs as ...

Inspectors are searching fishing boats in South Hwanghae for hidden radios used to pick up South Korean broadcasts at sea.

Families of North Korean defectors are turning remittance brokers away at the door in 2026, refusing cash from relatives ...

Young North Koreans in Chongjin and Hyesan are adopting a light South Korean makeup style, and even high school students ...

North Korea is sending more workers to Russia in 2026, but recruits often leave without knowing their destination and can ...

Rice prices rose nearly 7% in Pyongyang, Sinuiju and Hyesan as new corn pushed grain prices down and a security clampdown hit ...

North Korean ships rake in foreign currency through drug smuggling from Southeast Asia to China as UN sanctions monitoring ...