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Specialist news on DPRK issues exclusive to the NK Pro website.
North Korea likely preparing massive Pyongyang concert for Youth Day: Imagery
State media’s emphasis on leisure after lifting COVID restrictions suggests events may focus more on fun than sacrifice
August 25, 2022
North Korean port sees high activity as fuel smugglers show their faces
Three vessels known for smuggling oil or coal among 26 ships at or near Nampho, despite low official trade figures
August 24, 2022
Kim Jong Un accelerates upgrades at luxury lake resort and party office HQ
Satellite imagery suggests DPRK has found new resources to pour into leader’s projects despite economic ‘hardships’
August 24, 2022
Rising North Korean firm takes over special economic zone at border: State media
Pyongyang may push forward Sinuiju SEZ once land trade resumes with China, though no signs of progress are visible yet
August 22, 2022
North Korea imported more than a million masks as COVID cases declined in July
Chinese trade data shows DPRK paid high per unit price, while also receiving 10 million kg of rice ahead of fall harvest
August 22, 2022
North Korea dismantling another Hyundai Asan resort at Mt. Kumgang: Imagery
Kumgang Pension Town latest target of efforts to remove South Korea’s properties at former inter-Korean tourism zone
August 21, 2022
North Korean hackers expand spear-phishing campaign to target Mac computers
Modified malware enables DPRK to hit more victims and steal more cryptocurrency, experts say
August 18, 2022
North Korea eyes China border trade resumption as quarantine center cleared
Imagery shows movement at freight intake platforms after Kim Jong Un ordered ‘reexamination’ of COVID border policies
August 16, 2022
FULL TEXT: Kim Yo Jong’s obscenity-laced denunciation of South Korean ‘enemies’
NK Pro translates Kim’s speech in which she threatens to ‘exterminate’ ROK leaders and implies Kim Jong Un caught COVID
August 12, 2022
North Korea laundered $34M through popular cryptocurrency bridge: Report
Bridges connect two or more blockchains and can anonymize transactions, making them appealing to state-sponsored hackers
August 11, 2022
