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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...

North Korea bans foreign currency wages, mandates cash payments in revised labor law

North Korea revised the Labor Wages Act in May to make it illegal for workers to be paid in foreign currency. In addition, the...

North Korean party reminds officials that ‘people are foundation of socialism’ ahead of congress

In a series of study sessions, the North Korean ruling party is reminding officials that party programs must not disregard the Korean people, Daily...

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...

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