Economy
Information related to the North Korea economic sector
Orascom financed LED displays on Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel: sources
Rumors also re-emerge about restaurants under-development in the hotel, which could open "next year"
Aaron Arnold becomes new U.S. member of UN’s North Korea sanctions panel
Move follows recent reshuffle at UN panel monitoring North Korea sanctions implementation
Slight dip in Russian oil exports to North Korea in September: UN
Russia has transferred nearly 29,000 tons of oil to DPRK so far this year, data shows
Singaporean at heart of NK Pro investigation jailed for sanctions violations
T Specialist firm also fined $800,000 for its role in sanctions violations, while Wang Zhiguo jailed for a year
Construction underway on North Korean island set to become joint EDZ with China
North Korean land on Chinese side of Tumen river has been promoted as opportunity by nearby Hunchun authorities
Swiss robotics appear at new North Korean factory in potential sanctions breach
ABB products were previously found by a UN panel to have been acquired by the DPRK without company’s knowledge
North Korea holds first-ever national cosmetics exhibition
Around 930 types of 137,000 cosmetic products were displayed at the week-long event in Pyongyang
130+ traffic education parks built across North Korea since 2016: imagery
What’s driving the construction, and is the DPRK preparing to become a car-owning society?
Party like it’s 1998: how South Korean tourism to Mount Kumgang got started
The story of how South Korea's leading dissident and a chaebol tycoon launched the historic inter-Korean project
Life on the ground in North Korea through the eyes of a Pyongyang expat
A former resident of the DPRK capital discusses what they personally observed during their four-year stay
