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New Yalu River Bridge opens, but customs delays leave trucks waiting for hours

The New Yalu River Bridge between China and North Korea opened on Oct. 15, 2026, after 12 years of delays. Slow customs clearance on both sides, however, is leaving...

North Korean traders turn to Chinese mixer trucks and pump trucks

North Korean trade workers are seeking concrete mixer trucks and pump trucks from China...

Signs point to Kim Jong Un preparing for a Trump-Kim summit

As talk of a possible Trump-Kim summit grows in 2026, shifts in North Korea’s...

Chongjin railway official expelled after bribing his way into party school

North Korea has expelled a Chongjin railway official from the ruling Workers’ Party of...

North Korea searches fishing boats for hidden radios along its Yellow Sea coast

North Korea has launched a sweeping inspection of fishing boats along the Yellow Sea coast of South Hwanghae province in October 2026 that targets...

North Korea pushes Russian classes in schools but lacks teachers to run them

North Korea is expanding Russian-language classes in schools in 2026 as its alliance with Moscow deepens. A severe shortage of trained Russian teachers, however,...

MOEA holds low emission strategy forum

The Ministry of Economic Affairs hosted the 2026 Asia Low Emission Development Strategies Partnership Forum, demonstrating commitment to international exchange and cooperation in energy...

President Lai attends Micron Technology’s new plant in Taichung

President Lai Ching-te attended the inauguration of an advanced assembly and testing plant Oct. 15 in Taichung City, stressing that the government will continue...

Defector families in North Korea turn away remittance brokers, threaten to report them

Families of North Korean defectors are turning remittance brokers away at the door in 2026, refusing cash from relatives abroad and threatening to report...

Rice prices climb again in North Korea as fresh corn drives grain prices down

Rice prices in North Korean markets turned upward again in early October 2026, even as corn prices kept falling. The split shows how slowly...

New Yalu River Bridge opening sparks last-minute cargo surge on old crossing

Chinese traders are rushing cargo across the aging Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge ahead of the New Yalu River Bridge’s expected opening on Oct. 15, 2026....

FM Lin visits Poland, gives speech at Warsaw Security Forum

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung gave a keynote speech at Poland’s Warsaw Security Forum titled “The Taiwan Model: A Trusted Partner for Europe’s...

President Lai receives Canadian parliamentary delegation

President Lai Ching-te welcomed a Canadian parliamentary delegation Oct. 14 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City, saying he looked forward to expanded cooperation...

Hamhung teachers ordered to wear skirts during School Support Month

Hamhung teachers must now wear skirts in the classroom during North Korea’s October 2026 School Support Month, a rule that has angered female educators...

North Korea’s largest power plant forces workers to pay for mandatory loyalty tours

Workers at North Korea’s largest power plant are fuming after being ordered on mandatory ideological tours for Party Foundation Day in 2026. The catch...

North Korean workers sent to Russia with no say and no destination

North Korea is sending more workers to Russia in 2026, but many recruits leave without knowing their destination or their jobs. A posting to Russia...

MOEA stages US Business Day in Taipei

The U.S. Business Day 2026 took place Oct. 13 in Taipei City to assist Taiwanese and U.S. firms to expand cooperation and market presence,...

Hyesan lectures pit free socialist housing against capitalist bank loans

Propaganda lectures in the North Korean border city of Hyesan are casting South Korean homeowners as debt slaves to their banks. The 2026 campaign...

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