North Korea's market prices surged again in May 2026, with rice up 8% in Hyesan and fuel climbing sharply as border trade ...

Hyesan traders are testing Chinese clothing and footwear samples as rising consumer tastes reshape how goods are imported ...

North Korea's wealthy keep using banned South Korean rice cookers as status symbols, bribing inspectors to avoid punishment.

The Rason city party has issued new directives to travel agencies and shops, signaling preparations for a large-scale tourism ...

North Korea held a criticism session for software developers, warning that state approval matters more than technical skill.

Chinese smugglers caught moving vehicles across the border in Jilin province as a months-long trade suspension strains ...

North Korea is importing growing volumes of Chinese cement as its regional development drive outpaces domestic production ...

Satellite imagery of two Kusong sites in North Pyongan province shows new construction and repairs linked to nuclear weapons ...

Housing prices in have doubled or more since COVID-19, leaving young couples unable to afford homes or rent across provincial ...

North Korea is intensifying a boil-water campaign as typhoid and cholera fears rise, but fuel shortages undermine compliance.

A surprise central party inspection team seized USB drives and Korean-labeled goods at Rason port in a crackdown on outside ...

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