North Korea released a white paper on human rights this week to mark the 75th anniversary of the U.N.’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, insisting that its citizens “enjoy” human rights and claiming abuses are “rampant” in the U.S.

A new factory that produces masks, protective gowns and anti-epidemic supplies opened in a border city near China in what appears to be an effort to strengthen domestic production in preparation for future pandemics.

The DPRK announced the completion of a large waterway in the country’s breadbasket, a project that should mitigate