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Ex-Marine with ‘Nazi tattoo’ wins Democratic primary

Scandal-plagued Graham Platner will face Republican Susan Collins in November’s Senate election ...

FM Lin receives French National Assembly delegation

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung received a French National Assembly delegation led by its Foreign...

VP Hsiao outlines success of Palau visit at press event

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim held a media reception on the last day of her...

Black teen gets 35 years for deadly school stabbing in Texas (VIDEO)

Karmelo Anthony’s defense argued he pulled a knife on Austin Metcalf in self-defense, with...

North Korea expands rice-paddy fish farming drive, farm workers push back

North Korea has been pushing rice-paddy fish farming as an organic, low-cost method to boost grain output and supplement the food supply, but farmers...

North Korea ramps up Chinese medical equipment imports amid healthcare modernization push

North Korea is importing a growing volume of Chinese medical equipment as authorities push to modernize healthcare facilities nationwide, with demand for pharmaceutical packaging...

North Korea grain stores more stable in 2026, but quality complaints persist

North Korea’s state-run grain stores are operating more reliably than in previous years, but the grain they sell continues to draw complaints about poor...

North Korea soldiers forced into soybean farming say officers take the best of the harvest

North Korean soldiers stationed in Hamhung, the capital of South Hamgyong province, have been mobilized en masse for soybean planting on military-run auxiliary farms,...

Chinese smugglers foiled at North Korea border despite hopes for post-Trump thaw

Chinese smugglers along the Jilin province border with North Korea attempted to move goods across the river on the nights of May 20 and...

North Korea orders TV dramas to be more entertaining, tightening ideological grip in the process

North Korea’s state film authority has issued a sweeping directive ordering its television drama production unit to make shows more entertaining and modern while...

North Korea opts for re-education over prison for South Korean content viewers, baffling onlookers

Four young North Koreans caught watching a South Korean romance drama were subjected to a public criticism session rather than criminal prosecution, a response...

North Koreans abandoning market stalls drive surge in Hyesan street trading conflicts

Street vendors in Hyesan are clashing over prime selling spots as growing numbers of North Koreans abandon state market stalls they can no longer...

North Korean defectors in China alarmed as Kuaishou messages reach police

Chinese authorities are monitoring North Korean defectors through Kuaishou, a popular Chinese short-video and messaging platform, raising alarm among defectors hiding in China. According to...

Fuel price surge strips North Koreans of intercity bus connections

Rising fuel prices in North Korea are forcing state-run long-distance bus services to cut or cancel routes, significantly worsening intercity travel conditions across the...

North Korea’s wheat and barley acreage shrinks in key farming regions, satellite data shows

Satellite imagery analysis of three major North Korean agricultural regions in May 2026 shows that spring wheat and barley cultivation has declined overall compared...

North Korea’s rice planting mobilization drives an unexpected taxi boom

North Korea’s annual rice planting mobilization campaign has produced an unexpected side effect: a spike in taxi demand, as people across South Pyongan province...

North Korean women in their 20s now refuse to date men without money or stable jobs

Young women in North Korea are increasingly unwilling to date or marry men who lack a stable income or clear earning potential, a sharp...

North Korean market vendors turn to wig and eyelash work to make ends meet

Market traders in North Korea are increasingly taking on home-based piecework to supplement their earnings, with vendors in Hyesan turning to wig and eyelash...

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