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Satellite imagery maps 23 towers at North Korea’s Voice of Korea transmitter site

Satellite imagery of a shortwave radio transmitter site in Hyangsan county, Jagang province, shows 23 large steel towers spread across four zones. The towers reveal the scale of the...

Why is North Korea opening bulgogi restaurants when meat is so scarce?

North Korea has opened a string of state-run bulgogi restaurants across the country since...

North Korea uses DMZ landmine blast to step up student military drills

North Korean authorities are using last month’s DMZ landmine explosion to justify tougher military...

Secret abortion pills leave Kaechon schoolgirl bleeding in the street

A teenage girl in Kaechon, South Pyongan province, collapsed in the street in early...

Taiwan, Philippines convene agricultural, fisheries meeting

The 13th Taiwan-Philippines agricultural and fisheries cooperative meeting was held Oct. 16 in the Philippines, according to the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs.   During...

How Kim Jong Un’s state is taming trade outside North Korea’s general markets

Where do North Koreans buy their food and daily necessities in 2026? Most still go to the general markets that have anchored the country’s...

Satellite data trace a drainage route from North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant to the Ryesong River

Satellite imagery shows a wastewater pond below North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant repeatedly expanding and shrinking between February and September 2026. The fluctuations keep...

MOFA welcomes Marshall Islands delegation

The Oct. 17-24 visit by a seven-member Marshall Islands delegation led by Natural Resources and Commerce Minister Anthony Muller and Mrs. Muller is sincerely...

MOEA holds APEC digital health forum

The Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration staged the Asia-Pacific Economy Cooperation Digital Health Forum Oct. 16 in Taipei City, according to the...

Steep Dandong-Sinuiju shipping costs leave traders with little profit

Shipping a single container from Dandong to Sinuiju now costs up to 8,000 yuan despite the three-kilometer journey, leaving traders with almost no profit....

Chinese goods flow back into Hyesan as customs ends holiday shutdown

The Hyesan customs office in North Korea’s Ryanggang province reopened on Oct. 12, 2026, after a closure tied to China’s National Day holiday. Autumn...

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....

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