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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...

Analysis: Kim Jong Un’s strategic gambit puts pressure on Trump and Lee

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivered a policy speech to the Supreme People’s Assembly on Sept. 21, right after strengthening his international support...

Pyongyang enacts comprehensive labor law to eliminate private economic activity

North Korea has enacted a comprehensive labor management law aimed at bringing all work activities under state control, including targeting people engaged in illegal...

N. Korea expands anti-Seoul propaganda with video production unit

North Korea’s Institute of Enemy State Studies is solidifying its role as the regime’s main vehicle for promoting the “hostile two-state theory” and creating...

Abandoned babies found in N. Korean countryside amid worsening rural conditions

Several cases of infant abandonment have emerged across North Korea in recent months, with babies being discovered in remote rural areas of the country....

Photos: ‘Agricultural revolution’ falls short as rural poverty persists

Despite North Korea’s promises of an “agricultural revolution” announced at a key party meeting in late 2021, the country’s rural areas remain mired in...

N. Korea trains propaganda army for party anniversary push

North Korea’s North Pyongan province has launched an intensive propaganda training program to prepare lecturers for the ruling party’s 80th anniversary celebrations. The provincial...

N. Korean workers face systemic violence from farm managers

Physical abuse of North Korean workers by low-level managers has become a widespread, systemic problem beyond simple workplace disputes. A source in North Pyongan...

N. Korean market vendors go days without sales as economic crisis deepens

Some vendors at North Korean marketplaces are struggling to make a living, sometimes going days without a single sale. Business has collapsed due to...

N. Korean youth embrace motorcycles as income source, status symbol

For young North Koreans, motorcycles have become a means to earn a living, a symbol of wealth and a necessity for dating. “Young people...

N. Korea’s hydroelectric complex carries deadly legacy from Kim Jong Il era

North Korea’s largest hydroelectric project stretches 90 kilometers along the Chongchon River across three provinces, but the Huichon power plant carries a dark legacy....

N. Korea launches first automated banking hotline

North Korea has introduced automated call menus for banking customer service as the regime expands electronic payments to control the informal economy. Daily NK...

Some N. Koreans angered by government directive supporting ethnic Chinese population

North Korean authorities issued urgent directives to party and administrative organizations in each region to support the winter preparations of ethnic Chinese residents of...

N. Korea battles skin disease outbreak blamed on China

A skin disease outbreak in parts of North Pyongan province has prompted provincial authorities to launch emergency quarantine and treatment measures. According to a...

N. Korea cracks down on ‘I love you’ as decadent expression

North Korea has stepped up crackdowns on young people’s love letters, condemning the phrase “I love you” as a sign of “decadent lifestyles.” Officials...

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