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Taiwan-France Cultural Award winners honored in Paris

Wu Hsi-deh and Victor Louzon were presented with the 2026 Taiwan-France Cultural Award Sept. 14 in Paris for their work to expand exchanges between the two countries.   According to the...

Disgruntled troops leak PHOTOS of extensive damage to US bases from Iranian strikes

The vast amount of destruction at American facilities in the Middle East isn’t being...

EU chief von der Leyen delivers State of the Union address

The speech is aimed at setting out priorities for the next year and the...

President Lai welcomes Tuvaluan foreign minister

President Lai Ching-te received a delegation led by Tuvalu Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labor...

North Hamgyong pushes design contest on factories that already make clothes to order

North Hamgyong province has launched a consumer goods design competition for light industry factories across the region, but the mandate is drawing complaints from...

North Korea touts “world-class education,” but rural skepticism persists

North Korea recently held its 15th National Teachers’ Congress and touted “world-class education,” but people in rural areas remain skeptical that real improvement will...

What will it take for the Trump administration to achieve denuclearization of N. Korea

The premise that the United States and other stakeholders in Northeast Asia should accept the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a de...

North Korean worker dispatches to China rise as factories spread hires thinner

The number of North Korean workers newly dispatched to China has risen steadily since July, as improving relations between Pyongyang and Beijing revive a...

Drone pilot arrested for secretly filming inside homes in Kaesong

A young farm worker in Kaesong has been arrested after using a pesticide-spraying drone to secretly film inside private homes in the city’s Panmun...

Smartphone apps widen North Korea’s education gap

North Korean students in some regions are increasingly turning to smartphone apps to study English and Chinese in 2026. The trend is widening an...

Elementary schools press students for fees days after fall semester starts

Elementary schools in Pyongsong, South Pyongan province, began collecting money from students within days of starting the fall semester, charging fees for a Sept....

Pork prices near record 160,000 won per kilogram in North Korea

Pork has become one of the most expensive staples in North Korea since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, with prices now so high...

North Korea’s smartphone payments reveal convenience and control

Electronic payment through smartphones is spreading rapidly across North Korea, with cash transactions increasingly giving way to digital payments in Pyongyang and other major...

Private traders still control goods distribution after passing through customs

North Korea has consolidated its foreign trade under officially licensed trading companies, sidelining independent traders from the import process. But once goods clear customs,...

North Korean workers in China pay for injury insurance but rarely see it pay off

North Korean workers dispatched to factories in China are paying monthly premiums for workplace accident insurance, but many receive little or no compensation when...

Nine youths in Chongjin face public criticism over foreign videos

North Korean authorities in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, staged a large scale public criticism session last month targeting nine young people in their 20s...

North Korea turns to China for printing and packaging technology

North Korea is working to acquire printing equipment and packaging technology from China. Authorities want to improve the quality of product packaging, labels and...

South Pyongan officials told to silence criticism of Pyongyang construction

North Korean authorities in South Pyongan province have ordered a crackdown on public complaints about Pyongyang’s construction drive. Following months of open criticism from...

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