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Information related to the North Korea business sector
What a return of mass Chinese tourism to North Korea could look like
Hundreds of thousands visited before the pandemic, but the DPRK’s security apparatus still holds the key
March 18, 2026
Russian businessman urges staff to learn discipline from North Korean workers
Video posted in employee chat warns DPRK workers could replace Russians, suggesting tensions over labor imports
March 18, 2026
Iran oil shock threatens North Korea from its fuel pumps to black markets
For North Korea, the pain from oil price hikes is compounded by the source of much of its fuel: black markets
March 12, 2026
Chinese passenger train crosses into North Korea for first time in 6 years
Social media footage shows a locomotive pulling seven cars into North Korea’s Sinuiju
March 12, 2026
North Korean firms set to offer wigs, sanctioned textiles to Russian market
Official records show three DPRK companies registered trademarks in Russia so far this year
March 11, 2026
Chinese video spotlights sanctioned goods inside North Korean factories
A Chinese blogger captured footage of computers, TVs and other machinery that use U.S. and Chinese parts in North Korea
March 10, 2026
China, North Korea resume train service after six-year suspension
Photos of train tickets and receipts show China, DPRK restarting routes after hiatus
March 10, 2026
Russian, North Korean firms building plastics factory in Vladivostok
Joint venture set to start production in April, despite sanctions that prohibit such cooperative entities
March 6, 2026
North Korean education officials visit Chinese school furniture factory
Visit appears to signal interest in modernizing classrooms with imports, even as DPRK pushes greater domestic production
March 5, 2026
11 Russian construction firms send flowers for ex-North Korean leader’s birthday
Tributes to Kim Jong Il point to companies’ involvement in expanding scheme to import DPRK labor
February 16, 2026
