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North Korea wants to remove household solar panels, build community energy farms
Expert says citizens could lose power without personal panels, which became popular amid chronic energy shortages
June 14, 2023
One step forward, two back: North Korea’s confounding new financial reforms
Reports suggest regional banks have more power than ever, even as state reigns in market mechanisms on national level
June 13, 2023
Kim Jong Un secretly visited medical factories last year, state media reveals
Rare inspections tied to economy come amid focus on military, as leader also approves new mural to push personality cult
June 12, 2023
North Korea imports new Chinese electric vehicles for self-branded showroom
Display of EVs from Chinese automaker BYD at upscale Pyongyang neighborhood points to likely UN sanctions violations
June 2, 2023
‘Oppa Ganbu Style’: Why growth medications are popular among North Korean elites
Experts say height and appearance has become a symbol of status and power in DPRK
May 26, 2023
South Korean gets 3 years in prison for ‘lobbying’ North Korea with over $450K
Court says An Bu-soo sent money to Pyongyang in effort to bring DPRK beer and cold noodles to South
May 24, 2023
New North Korean firm boasts of role in building library at Zambian university
NK News investigation links company to construction project at top school, a rare example of DPRK activity in country
May 24, 2023
US announces new sanctions targeting North Korean cyber crime, IT workers
Designations against four entities and individual come as US warns tech sector about working with remote DPRK IT workers
May 24, 2023
North Korea illegally operating 10 factories at Kaesong complex, Seoul says
Unification ministry notes increasing activity at shuttered inter-Korean industrial park despite warnings against use
May 9, 2023
China building giant trade and tourism zone across from North Korean ‘holy’ city
Company overseeing project promotes trade in sanctioned goods as key draw of new border crossing
May 8, 2023
