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North Korea sends farming experts to Russia amid push to boost crop production
Trip comes as growing bilateral exchanges reportedly spur a Russian language craze in Pyongyang
Chinese expert details new law that has fueled North Korea’s private car boom
Revisions finalized in January encourage consumer spending while seeking to maintain state control over vehicle market
North Korea imported X-ray, CT machines from China ahead of hospital openings
Data shows DPRK brought in $2.1M in medical equipment in October, while exporting sanctioned iron and seafood
Russian airline begins routing flights over North Korea, long avoided by others
S7 Airline’s flights between Vladivostok and Shanghai likely net the DPRK fees but raise safety, sanctions concerns
North Korean trade with China slumps to $227M in October as exports bottom out
Decline follows an uptick in bilateral exchange in September, which had appeared to point to improving ties
Russia set to earmark $11M to search for oil off North Korea’s east coast
Initiative to explore deep-sea shelf aims to help DPRK address energy shortages and secure Russian access to deposits
Russian firms in Pyongyang, North Koreans in Kursk and a prize for Kim Jong Un
NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses who joined the DPRK’s fall trade fair and what North Korean engineers are up to Russia
Russian communists award Kim Jong Un with ‘Lenin Prize’ over Ukraine war support
Communist party hails North Korean leader for standing up to ‘imperialist aggression’ by supporting Russia’s invasion
North Korea plans to send 12,000 workers to Russian drone factories: Ukraine
Sanctioned DPRK arms firm reportedly behind deployment to Tatarstan region, deepening military ties over the war
North Korean soldiers have begun clearing mines in Kursk, Russia says
Russia says it has trained and equipped DPRK engineers following joint effort against Ukrainian forces earlier this year
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