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Marshall Islands delegation wraps up Taiwan trip

Nitijela Speaker Brenson Wase and his legislative delegation from the Marshall Islands concluded a visit to Taiwan Nov. 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nov. 12.   Wase and the...

President Lai lays out Taiwan’s objectives for APEC 2026

President Lai Ching-te took part in a press event at the Presidential Office Nov....

Deputy FM Chen hosts Guatemalan think tank delegation

Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi hosted a reception for a delegation of nine think...

Presidential Office announces AELM representative

According to Presidential Office Spokesperson Karen Kuo, President Lai Ching-te has invited Stan Shih,...

Coffee shops become NK’s heat wave refuge

Air-conditioned coffee shops, tea houses, and beer halls are emerging as summer refuges for North Korean people as the current heat wave drags on....

North Korea quietly hikes phone prices at the border

North Korea has quietly raised the prices of two mobile phone models sold in four border provinces, adding 500 Chinese yuan (about $74) to...

Sick and denied rest, detainees beaten in North Korean heat wave

North Korean labor training camp detainees are collapsing from dehydration during outdoor work in the ongoing heat wave, receiving neither proper medical treatment nor...

Donju now run many of North Korea’s state grain shops

North Korean authorities set up state-run grain sales offices to stabilize food supplies and prices, but many of these shops are now run behind...

North Korea prioritizes power for munitions factories amid heat wave

As the ongoing heat wave worsens North Korea’s power shortage, authorities have reportedly moved to prioritize electricity for munitions factories while sharply cutting power...

North Korea fortifies its side of the DMZ, satellite images show

I analyzed commercial satellite imagery from the United States and Europe to see how North Korea’s side of the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, has...

North Korea’s new factories struggle as workers sent to mines

North Korea is building new local industrial factories nationwide under its “Regional Development 20×10 Policy.” The policy calls for building modern factories in 20...

Where Routing Guide Compliance Separates Top Sales Agencies From the Rest

Every wholesale order that moves from a showroom to a retailer's shelf travels through a maze of requirements most shoppers never think about. Carton...

North Korea remittance broker fees jump to 50% amid crackdown

North Korean authorities have sharply intensified crackdowns on illegal money transfers made using Chinese mobile phones. Remittance brokers near the country’s border say their...

Satellite images reveal chemical weapons potential at North Korea’s Sunchon complex

South Pyongan province’s Sunchon chemical industrial complex is a sprawling hub as it was built up over the past decade on the site of...

North Korea farm workers caught between contradictory orders

Farm workers in North Korea are voicing complaints after getting caught between two contradictory directives amid record heat. One directive calls for preventing crop...

Soaring prices squeeze North Korea’s vulnerable households

Rising food prices and exchange rates in North Korea are sharply eroding the purchasing power of vulnerable households. Prices have climbed sharply, but incomes...

North Koreans face heatstroke and robbery in the same breath

North Korean people struggling to make a living amid record heat are facing a double and triple crisis. Some collapse from heat illness while...

North Korea expands mandatory HIV testing to service workers

North Korea has expanded mandatory HIV testing beyond travelers entering and leaving the country. The policy now covers hotel, restaurant and department store workers...

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