Investigations
In-depth, investigative journalism on North Korea
Fur coats and strength pills: North Korea’s curious exports
A fur coat company and pills with remarkable benefits featured in DPRK's Foreign Trade Magazine
North Korea’s new tech: hybrid tablets and ‘iMacs’
Photos and video from Pyongyang's Spring trade fair show new tablets, hybrids and iMac copies
How to buy gas in North Korea
Military, ministries and black markets all involved in North Korea's shadowy gasoline distribution
Capitalist credentials: N. Korea sympathizer group’s huge profit on access to country
Sources, independent reporting point to KFA leader charging outrageous rates, exaggerating own status in the North
The Associated Press in North Korea: A Potemkin news bureau?
Confidential AP agreement with North Korea gives Pyongyang control over news stories
China exports shotgun ammo to North Korea without notifying UN
Ammunition export is likely a "technical violation" of the DPRK arms embargo
Murky Waters: North Korea’s ships in South Korean seas
How DPRK vessels use different flags to circumvent the May 4 sanctions
North Korean diplomats and the illegal ivory trade
A look into the DPRK’s involvement in the illegal ivory, rhino horn trade for hard currency
Mapped: North Korea’s oil routes
North Korea takes Russian oil while China's crude cut-off seems increasingly unlikely
North Korea may host international golf tournament in Kumgang
Tournament could include the South Korean funded Ananti-Kumgang hotel golf course
