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FM Lin leads trade delegation to Phoenix

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung and a business delegation from Taiwan’s National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association (NiEA) visited Phoenix, Arizona Oct. 3-5 to expand bilateral trade cooperation.   According to...

China’s bold and audacious strategic initiative that escaped most experts’ attention

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to South Korea on August 19-20, 2026, received...

Taiwan, Australia discuss circular economy

Lai Ying-ying, director general of the Ministry of Environment Resource Circulation Administration (RECA), led...

Taiwan, US stage first GCTF event in New Zealand

A workshop on disaster management in the Pacific was organized by Taiwan and the...

Smugglers in Hyesan take up Chinese lessons

North Korean smugglers in their 30s and 40s are rushing to learn Chinese in 2026. The trend is driven by a string of financial...

North Korea inspects banks over loan collusion

North Korean authorities have launched sweeping inspections of bank loan practices in 2026. The goal is to root out possible collusion between banks and...

North Korea offers custom deals to attract China

Chinese investors visiting North Korea are increasingly favoring a phased approach to their investments. They weigh profitability at each stage before committing more capital....

North Korea vehicle smuggling stalls after fee hike

North Korea has restarted state-led smuggling along its border with China. But vehicle smugglers say a sudden fee hike has brought their business to...

China eyes new trade route linking Dandong and Dalian

China is building a new Dandong-Dalian logistics link to expand trade with North Korea. Liaoning province wants to connect the two border cities by...

Homemade beer outsells state brands in North Korea

North Korea beer is losing out at home to homemade craft brews and Chinese imports. Even so, the country’s state trading companies are pushing...

Bus crossing hints at New Yalu River Bridge opening

Cameras have captured a vehicle crossing the New Yalu River Bridge, which links North Korea and China, in a fresh sign that preparations for...

Dalian eyes trade with North Korea despite sanctions

A local Chinese government has unveiled concrete plans to expand economic cooperation with North Korea, including a two-way distribution network for raw materials and...

North Korea’s rural transit gap leaves a daughter unable to say goodbye

A woman in North Korea lost both parents in a traffic accident in Kumya county, South Hamgyong province, but was unable to attend their...

North Korea arrests three in Sariwon housing corruption probe

A sweeping corruption investigation has reportedly been launched in Sariwon, North Hwanghae province, targeting donju, North Korea’s class of wealthy private entrepreneurs, and the...

North Korea orders probe into wave of prison deaths

North Korea’s Ministry of Social Security has reportedly received a directive to investigate a wave of inmate deaths at correctional facilities nationwide, as authorities...

Chinese travel agencies cool on North Korea tourism restart

Chinese travel agencies that spent months marketing North Korea tour packages amid warming China-North Korea ties are now urging prospective customers to wait for...

North Korean schools shift focus to Kim Jong Un idolization

North Korea’s cabinet-level education ministry has ordered schools nationwide to devote more of their daily ideology sessions to Kim Jong Un’s personal achievements, scaling...

Children of top Pyongyang scientists detained for reading banned novels

Three teenage children of some of North Korea’s most privileged scientists were arrested in Pyongyang in 2026 after being caught secretly reading banned South...

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