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N. Korea hands out bonuses to some workers at the end of 2023

Some factories and companies in North Korea paid workers “socialist competition assessment bonuses” late last year to encourage an increase in production, Daily NK...

N. Korean security agents demand large sums from remittance brokers

North Korean security agents in North Hamgyong Province demanded large sums of cash from remittance brokers ahead of recent holidays, including Lunar New Year...

Washington’s ‘credibility at stake’ – Polish FM

America’s promise to do whatever it takes to help Ukraine must be followed up with action, Radoslaw Sikorski has said ...

Russia has spies in high places – Zelensky

The Ukrainian president fears leaking among his closest military aides as well as international partners ...

Taiwan donates US$300,000 to Guatemala for fire relief

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Feb. 24 that the government has contributed US$300,000 in supplies to Guatemala following a wildfire on the dormant...

German manufacturing hits four-month low – S&P Global

Factory activity has dropped further than expected by economists, signaling a sharp downturn in the economy, data shows ...

China snapping up stranded Russian crude – Bloomberg

A number of tankers with Sokol grade oil have reportedly been stranded off the coast of India due to Western sanctions ...

N. Korea’s educational divide worsens with increase in private tutoring

More and more parents are turning to private tutoring for their children as the quality of education in North Korean schools declines, Daily NK...

MOFA welcomes visit by St. Lucian commerce minister

The arrival of a delegation from St. Lucia Feb. 25 is sincerely welcomed by the government and people of Taiwan, according to the Ministry...

Taiwan takes part in WTO Ministerial Conference

Taiwan is taking part in the World Trade Organization’s 13th Ministerial Conference Feb. 26-29 in Abu Dhabi to exchange views with other member economies...

Zelensky asks Italy to expel ‘Putin supporters’

The Ukrainian leader said that pro-Russian sentiments in Europe endanger the delivery of weapons to Kiev ...

What’s behind the decline in the incomes of market sellers?

The incomes of North Korean market sellers continue to decline even though trade with China and Russia has partially resumed with the easing of...

Ukraine doesn’t have enough trained F-16 pilots – White House

The US-made fighter planes would not have been a game-changer for Kiev’s doomed counteroffensive, a top adviser said ...

Xi isn’t destroying China’s economy – he’s changing it

Media commentary gleefully proclaiming the end of China’s rise fail to take into account the global realities that Beijing is effectively adapting to ...

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