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North Korea courts Chinese private investors for Pyongyang commercial complex

North Korea is pushing to develop a large commercial complex in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district and is actively courting Chinese private investors to fund it. According to a Daily NK source,...

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North Korea shifts education costs onto the public with new funding law

North Korea has formalized a system requiring institutions, enterprises, and ordinary citizens to financially...

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Built by Pyongyang: The North Korean company behind Africa’s most iconic monuments

North Korea has long relied on unconventional means to earn hard currency in the...

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N. Korea arrests official for quoting Kim Il Sung in Kim Jong Un session

A provincial party official in North Hamgyong province was seized by State Information Bureau...

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NATO ally warns US about ‘tarnished reputation’ – media

Ankara has chastised Secretary of State Antony Blinken for Washington’s defense of Israel, Hurriyet has reported ...

‘Weeks’ left for IDF to destroy Hamas – former Israeli PM

Western support for military action in Gaza will evaporate as public opinion turns against it, Ehud Barak told Politico ...

UK probably in recession – Bloomberg

The country’s GDP data for Q3 is due later this week, but analysts suggest all signs point to a contraction ...

India fast-tracking Elon Musk’s Tesla investment – media

The government is trying to clear the company’s proposal to set up EV manufacturing in the country by 2024 ...

US to begin military cooperation with Russian treaty ally

American general marks “milestone event” as Armenian deputy defense minister tours military training range in Germany ...

Ukraine facing ‘worst winter ever’ – FM

Dmitry Kuleba has called on the West to provide Kiev with air defenses to protect energy infrastructure ...

Taiwan strengthens partnership with Pacific allies

Deputy Foreign Minister Tien Chung-kwang led a delegation to the Cook Islands to attend the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting Nov. 6-13, underscoring...

Foreign Minister Wu begins Baltic tour

Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu is visiting Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Nov. 6-12 to bolster exchanges and deepen Taiwan’s friendships with the Baltic states,...