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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 Oct. 7 in Taipei City,...

Taiwan opens representative office in Phoenix

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the launch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office...

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

A few years ago, two researchers – Dr. Andrew Yeo (Brookings Institution) and Dr....

MOFA welcomes Japan’s Kumamoto Gov. Kimura

The Oct. 6 visit by Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura and Prefectural Assembly Chair Koki...

Tragedy in Hamhung: A child’s death exposes N. Korea’s childcare crisis

A 5-year-old child in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, died in late August after collapsing while left alone at home without a guardian. The parents...

Hush or else: North Korea’s intensifying struggle against rumors

North Korea’s state security agency has issued a directive to border guards and civilians, urging a “vigorous struggle” against the spreading of rumors as...

Ill, but not isolated: Kim Jong Un’s surprising mandate for displaced North Koreans

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to provide care for displaced flood victims who have arrived in Pyongyang following the completion...

N. Korea mandates shift from raw material to processed goods exports

North Korean authorities recently ordered trade agencies to shift from exporting raw materials to processed goods, causing significant disruption to regional trading companies that...

Double disaster in Hyesan: Floods destroy homes, government drains wallets

North Korean residents in Hyesan are being forced to fund reconstruction efforts following severe floods in late July. The disaster destroyed embankments and barbed...

N. Korean military distributes assessment criteria before summer drills conclude

The Korean People’s Army (KPA) General Staff Department has distributed an assessment rubric to each corps ahead of the summer military exercises concluding on...

Material matters: Rason customs loosens grip on fabric imports

North Korean customs officials in Wonjong village, Rason, are allowing imported fabrics to pass through easily and then be distributed to wholesalers nationwide, a...

N. Koreans facing economic hardship flock to gold mines to make ends meet

Amid economic hardship, a growing number of North Koreans are flocking to gold mines in Unsan and Pakchon counties to earn money through odd...

North Korean farmers in Hoeyrong resist corn guard duty

North Korean farmers in Hoeryong are protesting a recent order to double night patrols and set up stationary guards to protect the corn harvest,...

Liquor talks: Pyongyang firm haggles with China for modern brew tech

Pyongyang’s Taedonggang Foodstuff Trading Company is negotiating with Chinese companies to import modern purification and processing equipment, according to a source in the city...

Kim Jong Un orders restoration, upgrade of security checkpoints in Jagang province

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the restoration and upgrading of security checkpoints in Jagang province after they were severely damaged by...

Free food, forced thanks: Inside N. Korea’s flood relief efforts in Uiju county

Following heavy rains in July, North Korea distributed two batches of food rations to residents of the flood-stricken Uiju county in North Pyongan province...

Forbidden fashion: N. Korean youth punished for mimicking Kim Jong Un’s pants

As North Korean authorities intensify a crackdown on youth fashion, they’ve begun targeting young people who imitate Kim Jong Un’s clothing and hairstyle, particularly...

N. Korean boss in Russia steals from workers’ paychecks, faces harsh punishment

A North Korean worker in Russia has been sentenced to harsh punishment after embezzling workers’ salaries for months and causing turmoil at his Vladivostok-based...

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