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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
Taiwanese man sentenced to prison for smuggling 3K tons of oil to North Korea
Huang Wang Ken faces year behind bars after court says he ‘seriously damaged’ Taiwan’s reputation with 2018 oil transfer
October 28, 2022
Book review: Grappling with the personal and political toll of Korea’s division
Hwang Sok-yong’s ‘The Prisoner’ tells story of his life as a ‘refugee’ from North Korea for whom going home is a crime
October 27, 2022
Beijing doesn’t ‘condone’ talk of South Korea developing nukes: Chinese envoy
China’s top diplomat in Seoul calls for ‘denuclearization and peaceful negotiation’ after North Korean missile tests
October 26, 2022
North Korea launches kids commuter boat service at same lake as earlier missile
NK News analysis shows military tested underwater silos at reservoir where boats now transport rural children to school
October 25, 2022
Africa to North Korea: Growing up under Kim Il Sung’s fatherly care – Ep. 259
Monique Macias shares her experience growing up in Pyongyang under the guardianship of North Korea’s founding leader
October 25, 2022
Kim Jong Un lauds Xi Jinping’s grip on power, sees ‘beautiful future’ together
Expert says Pyongyang’s praise of Chinese leader could preface nuclear test, other military actions
October 24, 2022
US strategic bombers land in Guam after series of North Korean missile tests
Pentagon says B-1Bs 'send a message' to deter provocations, in second known deployment to region this year
October 21, 2022
Why North Korean state media delicately dances around taboo topics
Marketplaces, central supply networks and even census data are all off-limits, sometimes for reasons entirely unclear
October 18, 2022
Rollerblading through Kim Il Sung Square – Ep. 258
Charles Thirlwall discusses the explosion of international business interest in North Korea at the turn of the century
October 18, 2022
