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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...

Kim Jong Un orders propaganda overhaul on party’s 80th anniversary

On the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Workers’ Party of Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reemphasized the role of the...

Satellite images show N. Korea’s fall harvest lagging behind last year

It is mid-October, and the fall harvest is well underway in North Korea’s fields of golden grain. The harvest typically begins in late August...

N. Korea’s Pungsan dog shows see surge in participation amid patriotism push

With Pungsan dog shows set for the end of the month, screenings to participate are underway in provinces across the country. The Pungsan dog,...

Top Tips for Hiring the Best Bail Lawyer in Delhi NCR

When facing arrest or detention, securing bail becomes the most urgent priority. In Delhi NCR, where the legal system is vast and complex, the...

North Korean students board with music tutors to boost career prospects

North Korean students seeking to learn musical instruments have started boarding with their teachers in a new approach to private lessons. A source in...

N. Korea hosts lavish retiree celebrations for party anniversary

North Korea celebrated meritorious retirees at welfare centers nationwide in an unprecedentedly grand event marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, a...

North Korea launches app-based digital grain voucher system to control distribution

North Korea is launching an app-based system for rice distribution, with grain vouchers added to an electronic payment app on a trial basis in...

Ministry of State Security gauges attitudes toward China ties after ambassador’s Rodong Sinmun piece

North Korea’s Ministry of State Security has been canvassing public opinion about the column that Chinese ambassador Wang Yajun published in the Rodong Sinmun...

North Korean workers complain after receiving meager rations for Workers’ Party anniversary

After the fall harvest, North Korea’s North Hamgyong province distributed rations to workers at major enterprises to mark the 80th anniversary of the Workers’...

Orphaned North Korean teen forced to abandon school dreams to run market stall

A teenager in Tanchon, South Hamgyong province, has been making a living in the market after suddenly becoming her family’s breadwinner. “A middle schooler...

Pyongyang’s vanishing islands: Satellite images reveal aggressive sand mining in Taedong River

Recent satellite images capture the gradual disappearance of uninhabited islands in the Taedong River in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang as a result...

North Korean listeners express loss after Radio Free Asia broadcasts end in July

Two North Korean individuals who secretly listened to Radio Free Asia for years expressed profound loss after the U.S.-funded broadcaster ceased transmissions in early...

N. Korean couple divorces over disagreement on having children amid economic hardship

A North Korean couple in their 20s quarreled so severely about having children that they eventually divorced, as severe economic hardship causes more couples...

North Korea launches 100-day coal production campaign with food incentives for miners

North Korea has launched a “100-day battle of loyalty” to boost coal production in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party’s founding,...

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