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New Yalu River Bridge appears set to open as signs emerge on both sides of border

Signs are mounting on both sides of the China-North Korea border that the New Yalu River Bridge will finally open in October 2026. Chinese...

President Lai welcomes Eswatini King Mswati Ⅲ

President Lai Ching-te received King Mswati Ⅲ Oct. 9 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City. The meeting followed greetings on arrival at the...

FM Lin kicks off Poland trip with visit to planned technology park

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung arrived in Poland Oct. 10 with a delegation to expand business and trade relations with the European country.   According...

Kim Jong Un’s party orders chief secretaries to take charge of party school study

North Korea has ordered its top provincial, city and county party officials to personally lead party school study in 2026. The move tightens Kim...

Badminton boom takes off among North Korean high school students

A badminton boom is sweeping North Korean high schools in 2026, as Musan county teenagers turn parks into free courts. Rackets and shuttlecocks once...

North Korean vessels cash in on drug runs between Southeast Asia and China

North Korean ships are earning large sums of foreign currency through drug smuggling between Southeast Asia and China in 2026, according to a source...

Thermal satellite images show Yongbyon reactors running nonstop

North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex kept its key reactors and processing plants running through 2026, according to my analysis of satellite imagery. High-resolution photos...

Economic, technological consultations conclude in Prague

Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cynthia Kiang and David Müller, her counterpart from the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, hosted the 9th Taiwan-Czechia...

Taiwan holds Tier 1 in US anti-human trafficking report

Taiwan maintained its Tier 1 status in the U.S. State Department 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report for the 17th year running, reflecting global recognition...

MOFA welcomes US Reps. Boyle, Salinas, Kennedy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for Reps. Brendan Boyle, Andrea Salinas and Tim Kennedy of the U.S. House of Representatives...

Taiwan opens representative office in Phoenix

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the launch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 5.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...

Interview: How bribery holds North Korea’s market economy together

A few years ago, two researchers – Dr. Andrew Yeo (Brookings Institution) and Dr. Justin Hastings (University of Sydney) – conducted a series of...

MOFA welcomes Japan’s Kumamoto Gov. Kimura

The Oct. 6 visit by Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura and Prefectural Assembly Chair Koki Uchino is sincerely welcomed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   According...

South Korean-style natural makeup catches on among young North Koreans

Young North Koreans in cities such as Chongjin are embracing a subtle, natural South Korean makeup style in 2026 that arrived through people who...

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