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Hyundai division eyes sending tourist ship to North Korea: source

Hyundai division eyes sending tourist ship to North Korea: source

The plan is contingent on Seoul-Pyongyang relations and their desire for cross-border projects

Hyundai division eyes sending tourist ship to North Korea: source
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim December 15, 2025
Kim Jong Un confronts wealth gap and lagging rural development at plenum

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

Kim Jong Un confronts wealth gap and lagging rural development at plenum
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 12, 2025
Crypto trading site faces $7.5M in US fines for enabling North Korean laundering

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

Crypto trading site faces $7.5M in US fines for enabling North Korean laundering
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 11, 2025
Gas station construction stalls in North Korea even as car ownership surges
NK PRO

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

Gas station construction stalls in North Korea even as car ownership surges
Jacob Bogle
Jacob Bogle December 11, 2025
Kim Jong Un kicks off end-of-year plenum to discuss upcoming Party Congress

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

Kim Jong Un kicks off end-of-year plenum to discuss upcoming Party Congress
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 10, 2025
North Korea, China using 32 makeshift bridges for extensive smuggling scheme
NK PRO

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

North Korea, China using 32 makeshift bridges for extensive smuggling scheme
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 9, 2025
North Korean farming experts seek Russia’s help to expand crop variety

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

North Korean farming experts seek Russia’s help to expand crop variety
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 8, 2025
How researchers duped North Korean IT workers into revealing their secrets
NK PRO

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

How researchers duped North Korean IT workers into revealing their secrets
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 5, 2025
Kim Jong Un promises ‘eye-opening’ changes as 2nd year of factory plan nears end
NK PRO

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

Kim Jong Un promises ‘eye-opening’ changes as 2nd year of factory plan nears end
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung December 5, 2025
Front company for North Korean military set to export aphrodisiacs to Russia

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

Front company for North Korean military set to export aphrodisiacs to Russia
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin December 4, 2025
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