Economy
Information related to the North Korea economic sector
North Korea in June 2026: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from June 1 to June 30, 2026
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
Russia busted North Korean peanut delivery in rare sanctions compliance: records
Russian customs office slapped a $610 fine, only for an appellate court to let the importer off with a warning
North Korea leads global crypto crime with theft of $643M in first half of 2026
DPRK haul is down from last year’s record high, but Pyongyang remains the biggest threat to crypto services, report says
Kim Jong Un orders work on at least 9 of his mansions in June: satellite imagery
The simultaneous roofwork took place on a variety of the North Korean leader’s luxurious compounds across the country
Russian companies court North Korea with fuel, fertilizer and construction bids
Delegation from Siberia visits Pyongyang, with one supplier tied to Rosneft, Russia’s state-controlled oil giant
North Korea tightens control of local market prices since pandemic: report
Marketplaces widely set their own prices until around 2020, a journalist said
Kim launches campaign to end North Korean coal industry’s ‘backwardness’
North Korean leader vows to expand nuclear forces to counter U.S.-led ‘hegemony,’ oversees leadership shuffle
China-North Korea processing trade holds firm with raw hair, wigs
Pyongyang also imported $2.2 million worth of medicine, including drugs used to treat tuberculosis
How a North Korean IT worker cell built a 167K job application machine
Report reveals tactics used to obtain work at major companies on false pretenses, including using AI to ace interviews
