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MOFA welcomes US Reps. Boyle, Salinas, Kennedy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for Reps. Brendan Boyle, Andrea Salinas and Tim Kennedy of the U.S. House of Representatives Oct. 7 in Taipei City,...

Taiwan opens representative office in Phoenix

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the launch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office...

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...

Red neckties create classroom hierarchy as N. Korean parents bribe for first-batch admission

Parents at some elementary schools in North Hamgyong province are unhappy about the selection of the first batch of students to join the Korean...

New Pyongyang hospital wins praise but trust remains elusive

Kangdong County Hospital in Pyongyang, which opened for business late last year, is getting positive reviews for facility quality, hygiene level and bedside manner....

North Korean market prices continue downward trend as currency rates fall

North Korean market prices have continued their downward trajectory, with falling exchange rates simultaneously driving down the cost of both grain and imported goods....

N. Korea holds own winter games after missing Milan Olympics

North Korea opened its own winter sports competition Wednesday at the Mount Paektu Sports Village after failing to qualify athletes for the 2026 Milan-Cortina...

Changes to constitution’s name reveal limits of Kim Jong Un’s regime

On Dec. 27, 2025, marking the 53rd anniversary of the current constitution’s adoption, North Korea held a flag-raising and oath ceremony in Pyongyang with...

North Korean woman marries widowed brother-in-law to honor sister’s dying wish

The story of a North Korean woman who tried to fill the shoes of her deceased older sister by starting a family with her...

North Korea drills anti-drone measures while civil defense suspects Chinese origin

North Korean civil defense forces are reportedly drilling countermeasures against drone incursions. During the drills, instructors mentioned drones flown over the border from South...

New civic coalition launches radio initiative for N. Koreans

A coalition of 46 civic and religious organizations launched the “One Korea National Alliance” on Feb. 4, announcing plans to establish a radio station...

Satellite images show N. Korea’s Nampo port, Taedong River frozen over

Satellite imagery captured Monday shows North Korea’s Nampo Port and sections of the Taedong River completely frozen over, rendering ship traffic to Pyongyang virtually...

Rodong Sinmun makes rare photo placement error

North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun made an unusual editorial mistake by placing the same photograph on both pages 2 and 3 in its Feb. 3...

North Korean youth “see party congress slogans in dreams” as weekly lectures intensify

North Korea has dramatically increased the frequency of ideological indoctrination lectures for young people ahead of the Ninth Party Congress. However, young people are...

Falling asleep during propaganda now a political offense in South Hamgyong province

So-called documentary study sessions praising the greatness of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are underway in South Hamgyong province, with authorities harshly criticizing...

Amnesty International: N. Koreans executed for watching S. Korean TV

North Koreans caught watching South Korean television face public executions or years in labor camps, with the harshest punishments reserved for those unable to...

North Korean police use undercover spies to entrap merchants in foreign currency stings

North Korea is intensifying crackdowns on person-to-person foreign currency transactions under its foreign exchange control law, with police in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, recently...

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