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North Korea in November 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from November 1 to November 30, 2025
December 3, 2025
How an emerging North Korean bond market could empower the masses to invest
Reported smartphone-based system may lower barriers to entry, but crackdowns on secondary trading risk reducing demand
December 1, 2025
North Korea embraces capitalist competition to avert mega resort boondoggle
Wonsan Kalma Tourism Zone Act, first law of its kind, details the regime’s strategy to ensure prestige project succeeds
November 12, 2025
North Korean firms behind dubious cure-all medicines register brands in Russia
UN-sanctioned pharmaceutical company is among firms looking to enter Russian market amid booming bilateral ties
November 12, 2025
How the UK fought to keep a North Korean shadow embassy out of London
Britain feared a DPRK push for IMO membership would give it a foothold to carry out smuggling and terrorism
November 10, 2025
Over a dozen Russian firms joined North Korea’s fall trade fair, down from 2024
NK Pro analysis shows Primorsky Krai companies led the way, joining participants from China, Mongolia and Switzerland
November 7, 2025
ROK imports of North Korean liquor raise sanctions, regulatory concerns
Experts say reported shipments are not prohibited under UN measures but still pose sanctions risks
November 4, 2025
North Korea in October 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from October 1 to October 31, 2025
November 3, 2025
Remco Breuker: How North Korea built illicit networks that outlasted sanctions
Historian traces Pyongyang’s far-reaching financial and labor schemes and warns world has lost vital tools to track them
October 23, 2025
Where North Korea-China ties are headed after a flurry of high-level diplomacy
Beijing appears intent to reassert influence to offset Moscow, but symbolism is likely to trump substantive cooperation
October 17, 2025
