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How an emerging North Korean bond market could empower the masses to invest
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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

How an emerging North Korean bond market could empower the masses to invest
Peter Ward
Peter Ward December 1, 2025
North Korea embraces capitalist competition to avert mega resort boondoggle
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North Korea embraces capitalist competition to avert mega resort boondoggle

Wonsan Kalma Tourism Zone Act, first law of its kind, details the regime’s strategy to ensure prestige project succeeds

North Korea embraces capitalist competition to avert mega resort boondoggle
Peter Ward
Peter Ward November 12, 2025
North Korean firms behind dubious cure-all medicines register brands in Russia

North Korean firms behind dubious cure-all medicines register brands in Russia

UN-sanctioned pharmaceutical company is among firms looking to enter Russian market amid booming bilateral ties

North Korean firms behind dubious cure-all medicines register brands in Russia
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin November 12, 2025
How the UK fought to keep a North Korean shadow embassy out of London

How the UK fought to keep a North Korean shadow embassy out of London

Britain feared a DPRK push for IMO membership would give it a foothold to carry out smuggling and terrorism

How the UK fought to keep a North Korean shadow embassy out of London
Daniel Salisbury
Daniel Salisbury November 10, 2025
Over a dozen Russian firms joined North Korea’s fall trade fair, down from 2024
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Over a dozen Russian firms joined North Korea’s fall trade fair, down from 2024

NK Pro analysis shows Primorsky Krai companies led the way, joining participants from China, Mongolia and Switzerland

Over a dozen Russian firms joined North Korea’s fall trade fair, down from 2024
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin November 7, 2025
ROK imports of North Korean liquor raise sanctions, regulatory concerns
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ROK imports of North Korean liquor raise sanctions, regulatory concerns

Experts say reported shipments are not prohibited under UN measures but still pose sanctions risks

ROK imports of North Korean liquor raise sanctions, regulatory concerns
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 4, 2025
North Korea in October 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
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North Korea in October 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from October 1 to October 31, 2025

North Korea in October 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro November 3, 2025
Remco Breuker: How North Korea built illicit networks that outlasted sanctions
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Remco Breuker: How North Korea built illicit networks that outlasted sanctions

Historian traces Pyongyang’s far-reaching financial and labor schemes and warns world has lost vital tools to track them

Remco Breuker: How North Korea built illicit networks that outlasted sanctions
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News October 23, 2025
Where North Korea-China ties are headed after a flurry of high-level diplomacy
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Where North Korea-China ties are headed after a flurry of high-level diplomacy

Beijing appears intent to reassert influence to offset Moscow, but symbolism is likely to trump substantive cooperation

Where North Korea-China ties are headed after a flurry of high-level diplomacy
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 17, 2025
North Korean tech company registers office for ‘market research’ in Vladivostok

North Korean tech company registers office for ‘market research’ in Vladivostok

Firm likely affiliated with Red Star Technology Exchange Company is first DPRK entity to set up shop in Russia this year

North Korean tech company registers office for ‘market research’ in Vladivostok
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin October 7, 2025
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