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Party favors: North Korean officials gifted smartphones after major conference
New phones may help mid-level apparatchiks stay connected to central authorities in Pyongyang
March 8, 2022
How North Korea’s new patent laws could drive economic growth
First intellectual property rights overhaul in 8 years likely seeks to spur innovation and attract foreign talent
March 4, 2022
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think about different car brands?
Defector from an elite family explains the DPRK’s love of foreign cars, why so many drive wood-powered vehicles and more
March 4, 2022
Review: Offering red pill about North Korea, new book instead jettisons truth
While aiming to humanize North Koreans, Felix Abt’s latest presents misleading critiques of Western narratives
March 1, 2022
Hong Kong companies paid $45 million for oil delivered to North Korea: Report
Evidence from UN Panel of Experts report ties payments to Taiwanese firm allegedly linked to major oil trader
March 1, 2022
How a North Korean businessman’s high-rise dreams came crashing down
A defector’s memoir illuminates how private entrepreneurs, relying on bribery, drove a construction boom in Pyongyang
February 25, 2022
Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report
Oil tanker acquired around the same time Pyongyang appeared to accelerate smuggling operations in May 2021
February 24, 2022
Coal, ships and steel: New Hong Kong company flouts DPRK sanctions, report says
Firm’s murky origins and alleged dealings fit the bill of Pyongyang’s usual cast of overseas collaborators
February 22, 2022
North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign
KCNA drops Gregorian calendar from website in a move one expert said may be related to upcoming Kim Il Sung holiday
February 22, 2022
How North Korea’s rock-bottom credit rating hampers major development plans
North Korea must take reforms more seriously to capitalize on high financial literacy in the country, experts say
February 22, 2022
