North Korean troops start marching drills in latest sign of upcoming parade

Activity follows appearance of trucks at Pyongyang training grounds, likely for event for Korean War anniversary in July

Ifang Bremer May 24, 2023

How US-China rivalry impedes North Korea’s denuclearization

Great power competition is creating a dangerous regional divide, pushing Pyongyang further into Beijing’s orbit

Marialaura De Angelis September 19, 2022

Tobacco leads North Korean imports from China in June amid anemic trade

The commodity surpassed goods like rubber, chemicals and oil as the DPRK limits trade due to COVID-19

Won-Gi Jung July 21, 2021

Russian flour to North Korea dropped in February, rose sharply in March: data

Reported exports come amid concerns of food insecurity in DPRK

Jacob Fromer May 23, 2020

Retracted: Polling the North Korean people: insights from the open-source data

NK Pro December 7, 2018

In full: North Korea’s rules for diplomats

The document, translated and printed here in full, is given to all new diplomatic workers in Pyongyang

NK Pro March 2, 2017

Trade with Liaoning near N. Korea generated $1.2 billion so far in 2016

Chinese customs data also shows that North Korea moves more coal by sea than overland

Leo Byrne July 27, 2016

Russia’s Gazprom interested in N. Korean gas

Russian companies also express interest in North Korea's resource, mineral, energy sectors

Leo Byrne April 28, 2015