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North Korea tightens control over vehicle use, expands road traffic law

North Korea enacted sweeping revisions to its Road Traffic Law in May 2025, expanding the regulation from 103 to 124 articles across eight chapters...

North Korea sends new wave of workers to China as surveillance tightens

North Korean workers are once again filling factory floors in China, as large numbers of new arrivals replace those who returned home over the...

North Korean neighborhoods see rise of privately run makeshift stalls

Small, privately funded stalls are springing up on street corners across North Korea, giving people a convenient alternative to official markets for everyday purchases. A...

New customs route opens for cars in North Korea, but brokers stay cool

North Korea has begun allowing new cars to be imported from China through official customs channels, but few brokers are eager to take advantage...

North Korean official kills coworker to hide embezzlement scheme

A North Korean official under investigation for embezzling state property killed a subordinate earlier this month after panicking that the employee’s testimony would expose...

Cheap North Korean coal keeps flowing into China despite U.N. ban

North Korea’s mineral exports to China have recently increased, as Beijing appears to be enforcing sanctions on the North less strictly amid warming ties...

North Korean man arrested for running job placement scam

A man who ran a scam targeting wealthy and well-connected Sariwon residents in North Hwanghae province, promising to secure state jobs for their children,...

North Korean youth embrace hand gestures to express emotion

Young North Koreans are increasingly flashing V signs and other hand gestures to express their emotions, a habit that marks a clear departure from...

North Korea skims pay hike meant for workers sent to China

Contract wages for North Korean workers newly dispatched to China have risen sharply in recent months, but the increase is only inflating what Chinese...

As won crashes, rural North Koreans rush to buy dollars

A growing number of people in rural North Korea are converting their spare cash into U.S. dollars or Chinese yuan, as fears grow that...

Sinuiju flooding stalls North Korea-China cargo trade for days

Heavy rain in Sinuiju has disrupted cross-border cargo truck traffic between North Korea and China, further cooling Chinese investment sentiment that had been building...

North Korea’s Sinuiju underwater again as drainage system fails

Sinuiju, the North Pyongan province city that suffered catastrophic flood damage in the summer of 2024, is underwater again, this time because a short...

North Korean teens flock to ‘dance tutoring’ inspired by slick pop choreography

So-called “dance tutoring” is becoming popular among North Korean teenagers, as slick performance videos of singers dancing in formation with dynamic choreography catch young...

North Korea probes army corruption after soldiers found starving on construction sites

North Korea’s Ministry of Defense has ordered a monthlong special inspection by military prosecutors after reports surfaced that soldiers deployed to rural construction sites...

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