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China halts North Korean trade applications as Pyongyang pivots to Russia

Chinese customs officials in Dandong have stopped processing North Korean trade applications since late last month. The disruption may stem from the cooling of...

North Korean lectures paint Russia as friend, US as warmonger

North Korean officials conducted public ideological lectures to bolster support for Russia while stoking anti-U.S. sentiment, using external tensions to promote internal unity. The...

North Korean province cuts market hours for land management work

North Hamgyong province has ordered reduced market hours through November to mobilize merchants and residents for land management projects. A source in the province...

North Korea ships 150 workers through Hyesan to jobs in China

North Korea has dispatched more than 150 workers through Hyesan customs to various industries in China. The workers, who arrived in Jilin province last...

North Korean military police launch crackdown on AWOL soldiers

North Korean military police have launched a crackdown on soldiers who leave their bases without authorization. The operation, which began in mid-October, is targeting...

Patience wears thin as Jagang province’s displaced enter 3rd month as houseguests

Public sentiment in regions of Jagang province struck by flooding in late July is plummeting with the authorities failing to provide full support to...

Satellite images reveal progress in hospital projects in Pyongyang

Two large hospitals are being built in the Taedong River District of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. I recently examined progress on the...

North Korean banks ordered to round up idle currency amid economic struggles

North Korean authorities have ordered commercial banks to intensify efforts to collect idle local and foreign currency from the public. The directive, issued by...

N. Korea’s South Pyongan leads push to combat falling birth rate

North Korea’s South Pyongan province is spearheading efforts to boost the country’s declining birth rate by prioritizing state benefits for families with multiple children.  The...

Different beds, different dreams: Analyzing Trump and Kim’s political romance 2.0

“Trump’s back!” As the world watches, Trump’s victory in the 47th U.S. presidential election marks his dramatic return to the White House. Given his...

N. Korea touts modernized poultry farms as symbol of Kim’s leadership

North Korea’s Kwangchon Chicken Farm, praised in state propaganda as a beacon of food security, is instead underscoring the disparity between governmental pledges and...

N. Korea’s security ministry targets officials in China-linked businesses

North Korea’s Ministry of State Security ordered its branches in North Pyongan province and other China-North Korea border areas to conduct thorough investigations of...

N. Korea’s anti-socialist watchdog faces internal probe over currency control failures

North Korea’s Unified Command 82, tasked with policing anti-socialist behavior, has launched an internal investigation into its own currency stabilization efforts. On Oct. 20,...

“Divorced from reality”: North Koreans reject state’s rural housing claims

North Koreans are scoffing at government claims that tout rural housing projects as ushering in a “new era” for countryside development, particularly as officials...

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