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North Korean copy of South’s ‘fire chicken’ ramen shown at Pyongyang food fair
Noodles by Kyonghung Trading Company featured at expo in Pyongyang in sign that clones of ROK products remain available
December 20, 2022
Singapore charges Pokka manager with selling $1M of canned drinks to North Korea
Court records indicate contraband products followed similar route into DPRK as luxury goods sold from city-state in past
December 13, 2022
US envoy to Seoul urges China and Russia to push North Korea to denuclearize
Washington remains committed to ‘extended deterrence’ for South Korea and Japan, including use of nuclear weapons
December 1, 2022
Reveal of Kim Jong Un’s daughter sets her up as successor: Ex-DPRK officials
Some experts see sign North Korea will be nuke state for generations, while others see effort to ‘humanize’ leader
November 19, 2022
Fewer luxuries on sale at North Korea’s Daesong Department Store, photos show
Exclusive photos show domestic products fill shelves but far fewer luxury goods on display than before the pandemic
November 9, 2022
UN sends $1M to North Korean bank account for ‘humanitarian assistance’
Experts note there are no international personnel in country to verify whether DPRK uses the money as intended
November 4, 2022
Risk assessment: The possible outcomes of Yoon Suk-yeol’s North Korea policy
‘Audacious plan’ appears an effort to kick the can down the road, but Seoul could face major problems before then
November 2, 2022
Egypt’s Orascom to receive loan worth $80M from North Korea cell network
Firm behind Koryolink has struggled to make money from the project or transfer funds outside the DPRK
November 2, 2022
Top North Korean military official demands end to ‘aggressive’ US-ROK air drills
Washington maintains Vigilant Storm is defensive in nature as Pyongyang threatens ‘shocking incident’ if it is attacked
November 2, 2022
North Korea tidies up its side of Panmunjom after months of neglect, photos show
Renewed activity on DPRK side of inter-Korean border may indicate pending activity there, experts say
November 1, 2022
