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MOFA welcomes visit by US Congressional Black Caucus second vice chair

The visit by Lucy McBath, second vice chair of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Congressional Black Caucus, and caucus member Valerie Foushee is welcomed by the government and people...

NDC holds Taiwan-Japan forum on regional revitalization

The Cabinet-level National Development Council staged an exchange forum on regional revitalization with Japan...

NDC responds to 2026 AmCham Taiwan White Paper

National Development Council Minister Yeh Chun-hsien said June 16 that Taiwan and the U.S....

Australia investigates sexual assault claims against IDF

Activists detained during the Gaza flotilla raid say they were raped, tortured, and abused...

N. Korea sourcing challenge: The limits of tourism-based reporting

A recent article from CNN on President Trump’s missed meeting with Kim Jong Un illustrates the complex sourcing challenges that plague Western coverage of...

Elimination of reunification bureau preceded Kim Jong Un’s ‘two hostile states’ doctrine

North Korea eliminated the foreign ministry’s Fatherland Reunification Bureau in early 2022, well before leader Kim Jong Un proclaimed his “two hostile states” doctrine,...

North Korea dramatically increases fisheries law penalties to combat illegal exports

North Korea bolstered punishment provisions in its fisheries law to emphasize “criminal accountability” in amendments made in May, with those caught illegally exporting fishery...

North Korean farm workers moonlight as paid replacements during harvest mobilization

As North Korea’s national mobilization for the fall harvest nears its conclusion, a bizarre trend has emerged of farm workers being paid to serve...

Bribery controls North Korean university admissions as slots allocated by connections

As high school seniors apply for spots at North Korea’s universities, bribery in the admission process is once more coming into the spotlight. Party...

North Korean flood victims complain of neglect as reconstruction stalls in Kujang county

Flood victims in Kujang county, North Pyongan province, are complaining that Kim Jong Un doesn’t care about their area as reconstruction work stalls months...

North Korea launches market crackdown as Chinese imports surge

With imports rising following the recent expansion of trade between North Korea and China, North Korean authorities have launched a crackdown on the illegal...

North Korean defector beaten by in-laws after failed escape attempt in China

A North Korean defector in China’s Liaoning province who ran away from her Chinese husband was caught and savagely beaten by her Chinese in-laws....

North Korean police turn on each other as corruption probe spirals out of control

The prosecutor’s office in Ryanggang province has launched an investigation into police corruption targeting year-end performance goals, but the probe is spiraling in unexpected...

North Korean island vanishing as Pyongyang extracts sand and gravel for construction

Daily NK reported that uninhabited islands in Pyongyang’s Taedong River have recently begun disappearing due to indiscriminate aggregate extraction. Satellite image analysis of the...

Netflix film ‘A House of Dynamite’ offers stark lessons for South Korea’s nuclear preparedness

“A House of Dynamite” is the title of a new Netflix film that inspired an Oct. 29 column by Chosun Ilbo editorial board member...

Economic hardship forces North Korean families to abandon traditional kimchi-making

Kimchi-making season has arrived in the northern stretch of North Korea, including Ryanggang and North Hamgyong provinces. But aside from the financially well-off, ordinary...

Hyesan crackdown sends currency traders to labor camps as regime tightens control

North Korean police in the city of Hyesan, Ryanggang province, have recently orchestrated a clampdown on money changers who trade foreign currency on the...

North Korean students sacrifice studies to work odd jobs for family survival

Many North Korean students take on odd jobs such as making coal briquettes or transporting their parents’ market goods due to hardships at home....

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