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Blacklisted North Korean oil firm defrauded of $366K in gasoline deal in Russia
Russian court finds businessman guilty of pocketing money for a fuel shipment he failed to arrange
40 North Korean women offered for hire as kimbap roll cooks, laborers in Russia
Listing states the women should earn $6 per hour each and must stay together, refusing to split the group
North Korea’s economy grows over 3% annually since 2022: BOK
Most sectors saw positive growth in 2025, but mining, manufacturing, construction, heavy industries lost steam from 2024
Korean War concert in Moscow reveals North Korean labor supply scheme: footage
North Korean women appear to work at a meat processing plant making Russian-style dumplings
North Korea’s trade rebounds as reliance on China reaches near-record high
Vietnam and Tanzania followed China as Pyongyang’s next-biggest partners, though Russia was excluded from ROK report
Rudiger Frank on North Korea’s hidden middle class: North Korea Unpacked
University of Vienna professor joins Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss marketization, Wonsan-Kalma and reluctant reform
North Korea’s closer ties with China, Russia — and what Washington can do
Anton Sokolin explores diplomacy and trade networks, while Susan Thornton reflects on 2017 tensions and future US policy
Russian companies explore North Korea deals in meat, mining and machinery
Agriculture giant Rusagro planning export of frozen pork as Ural entrepreneurs visited Pyongyang for business talks
Tax evasion in Moscow reveals early North Korean labor supply scheme: records
Koryo Group, co-founded by a DPRK man, employed dozens of North Koreans while claiming it outsourced work to local firms
North Korean traders fall victim to Russian corn supply scam: records
DPRK buyer used sanctioned Mongolian front to buy $1.4M worth of Russian corn, only to be scammed by Russian supplier
