Business
Information related to the North Korea business sector
How North Korea’s state insurer won big in London but walked away empty-handed
Court records show KNIC was awarded over 500K euros but was left with nothing after Russian courts overturned ruling
Pro-North Korea newspaper chief in Japan returns to foreign-policy polemics
Choson Sinbo editor Kim Ji Yong resumed writing about Pyongyang’s harder line on nuclear weapons
Russian greenhouse operator plans to hire 50 North Korean ‘student trainees’
Procurement documents show $133,000 deal with Moscow-based Pyongyang LLC
New driving courses pop up in Pyongyang after Kim Jong Un allows private cars
Satellite imagery reveals facilities for training and testing as slew of new drivers hit the road
North Korean ‘trainees’ appear packaging Finnish-marketed pet food in Russia
Businessman at center of DPRK labor deals reveals DPRK workers handling Järvi Elämän animal food
Growing Russia-North Korea trade may not yet transform DPRK’s economy
DPRK-Russia commercial ties are becoming more visible, but the data shows gains so far remain in heavy industries
Russia-North Korea car bridge contractor faces $1.5M lawsuit ahead of opening
The obscure firm with suspected ties to Chechen elites was picked by Russia to lead the project in Feb. 2025
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
