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North Korea launches rocket toy set that closely copies Lego model
New toys feature similar logo, figurines and more in what appears to be DPRK’s latest knockoff of foreign products
December 8, 2023
Ask A North Korean: Are there private academies and tutors in the DPRK?
North Koreans are passionate about education, and like in South Korea, a fever for private instruction has taken hold
North Korea to hype domestic tourism to Russians at Moscow expo, minister says
Russian official says Moscow also seeks DPRK tourists, a possible bid to boost influx of sanctioned laborers
December 4, 2023
Kim Jong Un’s daughter rocks Gucci shades despite crackdown on bourgeois culture
Expert says luxury brands are status symbol for North Korean elite but that sanctions likely limit import of new lines
December 1, 2023
In orbit: Everything we know about North Korea’s new spy satellite so far
Malligyong-1 circles Earth over dozen times per day and can likely produce useful intelligence despite technical limits
November 30, 2023
North Korea says new military satellite watching White House and Pentagon
State media describes details of US and British aircraft carriers in images reportedly reviewed by Kim Jong Un
November 28, 2023
Kim Jong Un says satellite launch will prevent ‘invasion’ by US, ROK
North Korean leader defends new spy satellite, celebrates workers in visit to space agency Thursday
November 24, 2023
North Korea’s new spy satellite could prevent conflict, but also abet attacks
Eyes in sky may give DPRK better idea of allied force movements, reducing uncertainty in crisis but improving targeting
November 22, 2023
North Korean soccer star reappears after vanishing from competition 3 years ago
Han Kwang Song starts in World Cup qualifier vs. Syria, after sanctions derailed his career with Qatari club
November 17, 2023
How North Korea pillories the South’s fertility crisis, while ignoring its own
State propaganda blames capitalism for low birth rates in other countries but praises DPRK mothers as ‘labor heroes’
