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Taiwan, Japan collaborate on urban greening

The Ministry of Environment hosted a meeting on building resilient, greener cities Nov. 3 in Taipei City, underscoring Taiwan’s commitment to working with Japan...

FM Lin hosts Paraguay delegation

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for a five-member delegation led by Paraguay Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare Isaías Ricardo Fretes...

North Korea taps young AI talent to stoke division in the South

North Korea’s top think tank on South Korea is now producing AI propaganda videos and online content, suggesting the Institute of Enemy State Studies...

South Korean goods shut out of Hyesan customs trade

Chinese goods are pouring into North Korea through the customs office in Hyesan this November 2026, yet traders who built their businesses on South...

Farmer tells party official to change first

A Workers’ Party official in North Hamgyong province was left red-faced after a middle-aged farmer openly rebuffed his call to emulate the heroes of...

Farm workers drop rice bundles to steal grain

North Korean farm workers are siphoning off grain during the 2026 fall harvest by secretly dropping rice bundles on the way to threshing grounds....

Nightly check-in calls rattle North Korean traders in China

North Korean consulates in China are calling regime trade officials every night around 9 p.m. to demand details on their whereabouts, meetings, and purposes—a...

French artist holds workshop at National Human Rights Museum

French artist and writer Charlotte Mounier hosted a workshop Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at New Taipei City-based National Human Rights Museum’s Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial...

Foreign minister emphasizes Taiwan’s AI prowess in op-ed

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung said Taiwan is the U.S.’ most trusted artificial intelligence supply chain partner and that the U.S. needs Taiwan...

Young North Korean women stop hiding sexual assault

A young woman in North Hamgyong province reported being raped at knifepoint to police immediately after the attack, leading to the arrest of two...

Pyongyang professors banished over bribes, abuse

North Korean authorities have banished two Pyongyang professors to a remote mountain region over years of bribe-taking and sexual harassment of female students, but...

MOFA thanks US, Japan, SK foreign ministers for supporting cross-strait peace

The Oct. 30 statement by the U.S. Department of State reaffirming the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is sincerely...

MOE welcomes Austrian university officials, seeks deeper exchanges

A delegation composed of representatives from University of Innsbruck and TU Wien visited Taiwan Oct. 27-Nov. 1 at the invitation of the Ministry of...

Kimchi shortage exposes farm policy flaws

A poor 2026 harvest of radishes and napa cabbage is set to cause a kimchi shortage in parts of North Korea this winter. The...

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