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Pro-North Korea newspaper chief in Japan returns to foreign-policy polemics
Choson Sinbo editor Kim Ji Yong resumed writing about Pyongyang’s harder line on nuclear weapons
August 21, 2026
Russian greenhouse operator plans to hire 50 North Korean ‘student trainees’
Procurement documents show $133,000 deal with Moscow-based Pyongyang LLC
August 20, 2026
New driving courses pop up in Pyongyang after Kim Jong Un allows private cars
Satellite imagery reveals facilities for training and testing as slew of new drivers hit the road
August 19, 2026
North Korean ‘trainees’ appear packaging Finnish-marketed pet food in Russia
Businessman at center of DPRK labor deals reveals DPRK workers handling Järvi Elämän animal food
August 19, 2026
Growing Russia-North Korea trade may not yet transform DPRK’s economy
DPRK-Russia commercial ties are becoming more visible, but the data shows gains so far remain in heavy industries
August 17, 2026
Russia-North Korea car bridge contractor faces $1.5M lawsuit ahead of opening
The obscure firm with suspected ties to Chechen elites was picked by Russia to lead the project in Feb. 2025
August 14, 2026
Blacklisted North Korean oil firm defrauded of $366K in gasoline deal in Russia
Russian court finds businessman guilty of pocketing money for a fuel shipment he failed to arrange
August 13, 2026
40 North Korean women offered for hire as kimbap roll cooks, laborers in Russia
Listing states the women should earn $6 per hour each and must stay together, refusing to split the group
August 12, 2026
North Korea’s economy grows over 3% annually since 2022: BOK
Most sectors saw positive growth in 2025, but mining, manufacturing, construction, heavy industries lost steam from 2024
July 31, 2026
Korean War concert in Moscow reveals North Korean labor supply scheme: footage
North Korean women appear to work at a meat processing plant making Russian-style dumplings
July 30, 2026
