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Swiss firm denies North Korea’s claim it operates office in Pyongyang
DPRK trade portal says Swiss firm helps certify exports, but firm says notion of corporate presence is inaccurate
September 14, 2026
North Korea still closed to private car travel after bridge opening with Russia
Russian tourism association says travelers will have to rely on organized bus tours set to open by the end of 2026
September 14, 2026
North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma beach resort winds down another short summer season
Authorities dangle trips as reward for exceeding quotas, making destination unreachable for most citizens
September 11, 2026
Russia bridge opens, Songdowon sanctions and North Korea’s forgotten UK insurer
Anton Sokolin unpacks the DPRK’s expanding Russia ties, European pressure and KNIC’s legal history
September 9, 2026
North Korea starts selling travel insurance for citizens going overseas
New insurance policy covers accidents and explicitly mentions citizens who work abroad.
September 1, 2026
North Korea to supply luxury anti-aging cosmetics to Russia: records
Korea Cosmetics Trading Company from Sinuiju teamed up with a small Moscow firm to ship ginseng-based creams to Russia
August 27, 2026
North Korea open for all tourists regardless of nationality, legal journal says
The dubious claim by a scholar in North Korea’s prestigious college adds that ‘political views’ are welcome in the DPRK.
August 25, 2026
North Korea tears down South Korean churches, apartments at aborted nuclear site
Housing compound demolition comes 20 years after closure of multinational project to build nuclear reactors in DPRK
August 24, 2026
How North Korea’s state insurer won big in London but walked away empty-handed
Court records show KNIC was awarded over 500K euros but was left with nothing after Russian courts overturned ruling
August 21, 2026
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
