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FM Lin embarks on Palau visit to deepen ties with Pacific partners

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung is set to lead a delegation to ally Palau Aug. 27-Sept. 3 to attend events related to the 55th Pacific Islands Forum, according to the...

Ukrainian basketball player quits US college team after Russian joins

Louisiana State University’s women’s head coach announced Kate Koval’s departure soon after the team...

Taiwan promotes smart medicine in Ukraine

Deputy Minister François Chih-chung Wu spoke about Taiwan’s smart medical care project at hospitals...

US-Canada trade war rolls into bathroom

Ottawa’s upcoming retaliatory tariffs include toilet and facial tissue, paper towels and pulp, threatening...

Pyongyang prepares contingency plans for potential Trump negotiations

Following his recent summit with South Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the end...

Shortened market hours push N. Korean vendors toward home delivery services

Marketplaces in parts of North Korea continue operating only in the afternoon, months after the official reason for shorter hours has ended. While some...

N. Korea’s decade-long reforestation campaign falls short of ambitious goals

In early August, NASA’s Earthdata Search web application released 2024 data on global forest and land use, analyzed by a Boston University research team...

North Koreans express mixed reactions to Kim Jong Un’s China visit documentary

North Koreans are reacting in various ways to documentary footage of their leader Kim Jong Un’s recent visit to China. Some express despair over...

Wonsan tour guides told to say ‘double bread with ground beef’ instead of ‘hamburger’

North Korea is providing intensive training to tour guides scheduled to work in Wonsan and other tourist destinations across the country. “The main tourist...

N. Korea’s LAN gaming center offers entertainment under strict surveillance

Pyongyang’s Hwasong district is home to a LAN gaming center that’s open to the public, but North Korean authorities maintain strict oversight of every...

North Korean disabled face mockery and isolation despite government welfare rhetoric

North Korea is highlighting welfare benefits for disabled citizens to project an image of human rights respect amid international criticism. However, North Koreans with...

N. Korea conceals uranium refinery drainage to evade satellite detection

Recent satellite images indicate that North Korea is covering drainage channels that flow into a sedimentation pond at a uranium refinery in Pyongsan, North...

N. Korea’s elaborate memorial events for fallen soldiers spark claims of political theater

North Korean authorities have organized a series of events to honor soldiers killed in the Russia-Ukraine war and comfort their grieving families, but some...

Passengers pay twice as Cabinet cracks down on N. Korea’s private bus fares

North Korea’s Cabinet has ordered Pyongyang city people’s committee to fix private bus operations and overhaul its fare system. This appears aimed at closing...

Soaring prices leave N. Koreans unable to prepare firewood for harsh winter

North Koreans are struggling to stockpile firewood for winter heating as prices surge beyond most families’ reach. With harsh winters lasting months in border...

Cabinet price controls backfire as North Korean market costs surge

The recent surge in North Korean marketplace prices appears to stem from government-ordered price controls that have had the opposite of their intended effect....

N. Korea’s war simulation revels military would lose early phase of Korean conflict

North Korea’s General Staff Department conducted a tactical exercise simulating the first week of a war on the Korean Peninsula and reported the results...

N. Korea’s elite food waste creates rare meat bonanza for hungry citizens

Large quantities of meat were recently distributed to select official markets in Pyongyang, creating unusual scenes of crowds swarming around meat stalls. A source...

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