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Taiwan opens representative office in Phoenix

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the launch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 5.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs...

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...

South Korean-style natural makeup catches on among young North Koreans

Young North Koreans in cities such as Chongjin are embracing a subtle, natural South...

North Korea triples border enforcement as Kim Jong Un ideology campaign intensifies

A wave of mandatory study sessions centered on “Kim Jong Un Thought” has swept Ryanggang province following the Ninth Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK)...

North Korea orders campaign to erase South Korea from youth consciousness

North Korea has ordered a sweeping ideological campaign to erase South Korea from the minds of young people, directing youth organizations to conduct weekly...

North Koreans fear tighter crackdowns as Kim announces police system

North Korean people expressed confusion and alarm this week following Kim Jong Un’s announcement of plans to establish a police system, with many questioning...

North Korean candy finds a market in China as defectors seek a taste of home

North Korean candy and snacks are quietly finding a market in northeastern China, where defectors, longing for home, are buying them despite prices that...

Beijing agency launches North Korea tour packages on direct Pyongyang flights

A Beijing travel agency has begun recruiting tourists for direct-flight package tours to North Korea, with two departure dates set for May, as Chinese...

North Korea’s trade officials are running a pay-to-work racket

To get a coveted work posting in China, North Korean trade workers are being forced to hand over as much as $20,000 in cash...

North Korean traders make fake calls to cover Chinese phone use

North Korean traders near the Chinese border have been deliberately placing brief international calls on state-issued mobile phones to create false records and disguise...

Crackdowns can’t kill K-pop: BTS fandom thrives in North Korea

North Korea’s crackdown on South Korean pop culture has done little to dim young North Koreans’ enthusiasm for BTS, with sources inside the country...

North Korea’s state security apparatus undergoes generational overhaul after party congress

North Korea’s state security bureau in North Hamgyong province has ordered the replacement of roughly 40% of its agents at municipal and county offices...

N. Korea orders writers and artists to complete ideological training before April

North Korea has ordered all writers and artists to complete an intensive ideological training course by early April, as the regime moves to tighten...

Pyongyang man sentenced to over 12 years for watching South Korean content

A Pyongyang man was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison at a public trial held in mid-March in the city’s Songyo district...

Kim Jong Un consolidates power in North Korea’s sweeping political overhaul

North Korea completed preparations for Kim Jong Un’s fourth term as the country’s supreme leader in late February and March 2026, holding three major...

North Koreans speculate on succession as Kim Ju Ae drives tank in state media footage

North Korean state media’s recent images of Kim Ju Ae firing rifles, handguns, and now driving a tank have sparked notable reactions inside the...

North Koreans skip medicine as drug prices soar at private markets

As North Korea’s seasonal temperature swings intensify this spring, the number of cold and flu cases in Ryanggang province has surged. But for most...

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