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North Korea removing South Korean floating hotel at Kumgang resort: Imagery
Work to dismantle Hyundai Asan asset began prior to ROK presidential election, showing move planned regardless of winner
March 12, 2022
How global pressure on Russia could impact the North Korea sanctions regime
Moscow could withdraw support for the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK and block new Security Council designations
March 11, 2022
US to announce new sanctions in response to ICBM missile system tests: Official
New designations target Russian individuals and companies suspected of supporting DPRK weapons programs
March 11, 2022
Party favors: North Korean officials gifted smartphones after major conference
New phones may help mid-level apparatchiks stay connected to central authorities in Pyongyang
March 8, 2022
How North Korea’s new patent laws could drive economic growth
First intellectual property rights overhaul in 8 years likely seeks to spur innovation and attract foreign talent
March 4, 2022
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think about different car brands?
Defector from an elite family explains the DPRK’s love of foreign cars, why so many drive wood-powered vehicles and more
March 4, 2022
Review: Offering red pill about North Korea, new book instead jettisons truth
While aiming to humanize North Koreans, Felix Abt’s latest presents misleading critiques of Western narratives
March 1, 2022
Hong Kong companies paid $45 million for oil delivered to North Korea: Report
Evidence from UN Panel of Experts report ties payments to Taiwanese firm allegedly linked to major oil trader
March 1, 2022
How a North Korean businessman’s high-rise dreams came crashing down
A defector’s memoir illuminates how private entrepreneurs, relying on bribery, drove a construction boom in Pyongyang
February 25, 2022
Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report
Oil tanker acquired around the same time Pyongyang appeared to accelerate smuggling operations in May 2021
February 24, 2022
