Economy
Information related to the North Korea economic sector
North Korean firm eyeing construction of meat plant in Russia, officials say
Ragwon Corporation’s potential partnership with Kaluga region near Moscow would likely violate sanctions
December 3, 2025
North Korea in November 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from November 1 to November 30, 2025
December 3, 2025
Lee calls for ‘nuclear free’ peninsula, but not North Korea’s denuclearization
Expert says ROK president’s remarks don’t signal policy change but may represent rhetorical shift to appeal to Pyongyang
December 2, 2025
Inside Russia’s system for disguising North Korean workers as student ‘trainees’
Documents seen by NK Pro detail how a recruitment firm and a college in Moscow bring in DPRK laborers despite sanctions
December 2, 2025
ROK authorities investigating North Korean hackers’ role in $30M Upbit heist
Experts says theft resembles Lazarus Group’s attack on same Seoul-based exchange exactly six years ago
December 1, 2025
How an emerging North Korean bond market could empower the masses to invest
Reported smartphone-based system may lower barriers to entry, but crackdowns on secondary trading risk reducing demand
December 1, 2025
North Korea, Russia to install new decking structures on $100 million bridge
Satellite imagery shows steady progress on bridge promoted by Moscow as key to DPRK-Russia connectivity
November 28, 2025
Russian language is now a mandatory subject in North Korean schools: minister
One expert says Russian was the dominant foreign language in North Korean schools before being replaced by English
November 28, 2025
Kim Jong Un says mega farm project chiefly about cultivating patriotic youth
North Korea frames worker dispatch to Sinuiju greenhouse farm as exercise in hardening spirits through ‘difficulties’
November 27, 2025
North Korea enjoys favorable weather to start winter farming season: FAO
But UN organization says rain during fall harvest may have led to crop losses, despite good summer growing conditions
November 27, 2025
