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Russia set to earmark $11M to search for oil off North Korea’s east coast

Russia set to earmark $11M to search for oil off North Korea’s east coast

Initiative to explore deep-sea shelf aims to help DPRK address energy shortages and secure Russian access to deposits

Russia set to earmark $11M to search for oil off North Korea’s east coast
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin November 18, 2025
North Koreans are buying cars like never before, straining Pyongyang’s limits

North Koreans are buying cars like never before, straining Pyongyang’s limits

Relaxed rules appear to be driving an uptick in private car ownership, as a new wealthy class embraces Chinese imports

North Koreans are buying cars like never before, straining Pyongyang’s limits
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 18, 2025
US, Ukrainian ‘facilitators’ plead guilty to helping North Koreans get IT jobs

US, Ukrainian ‘facilitators’ plead guilty to helping North Koreans get IT jobs

Five individuals charged with wire fraud and identity theft, as Washington seeks $15M in crypto stolen by Pyongyang

US, Ukrainian ‘facilitators’ plead guilty to helping North Koreans get IT jobs
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy November 17, 2025
North Korea plans to send 12,000 workers to Russian drone factories: Ukraine

North Korea plans to send 12,000 workers to Russian drone factories: Ukraine

Sanctioned DPRK arms firm reportedly behind deployment to Tatarstan region, deepening military ties over the war

North Korea plans to send 12,000 workers to Russian drone factories: Ukraine
Anton Sokolin
Anton Sokolin November 14, 2025
North Korea, Laos agree to boost ‘bonds of friendship’ after high-level talks

North Korea, Laos agree to boost ‘bonds of friendship’ after high-level talks

Top diplomats eye ties in tourism, diplomacy and other fields, discuss cooperation via ASEAN and Non-Aligned Movement

North Korea, Laos agree to boost ‘bonds of friendship’ after high-level talks
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy November 13, 2025
Canadian arctic patrol ship monitors North Korea smuggling for 2nd time in month

Canadian arctic patrol ship monitors North Korea smuggling for 2nd time in month

Operation based out of Japan aimed to document DPRK ship-to-ship transfers in violation of UN sanctions

Canadian arctic patrol ship monitors North Korea smuggling for 2nd time in month
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy November 12, 2025
Death of a North Korean official, and the mystery around Pyongyang Papers
Podcast

Death of a North Korean official, and the mystery around Pyongyang Papers

NK News’ Chad O’Carroll unpacks the life Kim Yong Nam and the disappearance of a sanctions-monitoring website

Death of a North Korean official, and the mystery around Pyongyang Papers
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Jacco Zwetsloot November 11, 2025
Chinese fishing boats appear to be illegally operating from North Korean waters

Chinese fishing boats appear to be illegally operating from North Korean waters

ROK coast guard says vessels cross into South before fleeing, which suggests DPRK continues to sell fishing rights

Chinese fishing boats appear to be illegally operating from North Korean waters
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim November 10, 2025
Pyongyang Papers, mystery site monitoring North Korea sanctions, goes offline

Pyongyang Papers, mystery site monitoring North Korea sanctions, goes offline

Anonymous project published highly specific reporting on DPRK operations, inviting scrutiny of who was behind it

Pyongyang Papers, mystery site monitoring North Korea sanctions, goes offline
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 6, 2025
North Korea says US should ‘not expect’ dialogue due to latest sanctions

North Korea says US should ‘not expect’ dialogue due to latest sanctions

DPRK foreign ministry official vows 'patience' in face of Washington's 'hostile' pressure

North Korea says US should ‘not expect’ dialogue due to latest sanctions
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko November 6, 2025
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