Economy
Information related to the North Korea economic sector
Kim Jong Un confronts wealth gap and lagging rural development at plenum
North Korean leader concludes 3-day plenum; no date announced for party congress
December 12, 2025
Crypto trading site faces $7.5M in US fines for enabling North Korean laundering
Peer-to-peer exchange allowed Lazarus Group to repeatedly cash out stolen funds despite warnings from Washington
December 11, 2025
Gas station construction stalls in North Korea even as car ownership surges
NK Pro finds new stations have only been built outside the capital in recent years, a sign of growing regional demand
December 11, 2025
Kim Jong Un kicks off end-of-year plenum to discuss upcoming Party Congress
Long absent top official reappears at multi-day North Korean meeting set to review economic and ideological issues
December 10, 2025
North Korea, China using 32 makeshift bridges for extensive smuggling scheme
NK Pro finds additional river crossings following exposé on sanctioned trade of Chinese vehicles across border
December 9, 2025
North Korean farming experts seek Russia’s help to expand crop variety
DPRK agriculture academy delegation aims to boost links with Russian researchers as Pyongyang eyes higher crop yields
December 8, 2025
How researchers duped North Korean IT workers into revealing their secrets
Sting operation infiltrated DPRK cell by trapping fake recruiters in a virtual environment, capturing how they operate
December 5, 2025
Kim Jong Un promises ‘eye-opening’ changes as 2nd year of factory plan nears end
An in-depth analysis of the North Korean leaders’ factory inspections, onset of winter and warnings about prosperity
December 5, 2025
Front company for North Korean military set to export aphrodisiacs to Russia
Trade declarations show Russian firm seeks to bring in medicines from sanctioned Korea Sobaeksu United Corporation
December 4, 2025
Russia-North Korea talks likely focused on resources and energy, photos suggest
NK News identifies key Russian energy, resources and construction officials at recent bilateral commission meeting
December 4, 2025
