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 dispatched to factories in China are paying monthly premiums for workplace accident insurance, but many receive little or no compensation when...
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 is working to acquire printing equipment and packaging technology from China. Authorities want to improve the quality of product packaging, labels and...
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...
North Korean authorities in Hoeryong, a city in North Hamgyong province, launched a grueling railway maintenance drive in August 2026. Officials mobilized factory and...
A resident of Hyesan, in North Korea’s Ryanggang province, lost their only source of income in 2026 after a neighborhood watch leader reported their...
A university in Hungnam district in Hamhung city, South Hamgyong province, mobilized students for three days of trench-digging work in late August 2026. The...
North Korean trading companies are placing sharply higher orders for batteries now that customs clearance has opened between China and North Korea, but strict...
I analyzed satellite imagery from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel satellites throughout August 2026. My goal was to assess the condition of major agricultural...
Chinese phone prices have surged along North Korea’s border with China this year. Intensifying crackdowns and a halt in state-led smuggling have sharply reduced...
North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea has ordered intensive ideological education for the elite athletes it plans to send to the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya...
North Korean authorities have ordered a sweeping crackdown on illegal fuel trading, targeting Russian imports diverted onto the black market. Officials framed the order...
