North Korea’s main newspaper warned this week that an extended drought could hit the country in late spring and early summer, potentially threatening agriculture just as the country appeared to have turned the corner on addressing food shortages.

The cabinet daily Minju Choson revealed new details about plans to develop the Munphyong area north of the east coast city of Wonsan into a tourism destination, even as a nearby mega-resort remains unfinished.

The pro-Pyongyang organization of Koreans in Japan welcomed DPRK women’s soccer players to Tokyo for an Olympic qualifying match this week