Backpacks for carrying cash: Surging inflation in North Korea hits residents hard
Surging inflation in North Korea has some people complaining that they need to carry a backpack full of cash just to go shopping, residents in...
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North Korea’s strategic drones ‘not as advanced as US aircraft’: think tank
TAIPEI, Taiwan – North Korean unmanned aerial vehicles that seem to be copies of advanced U.S. drones “merely mimic” the appearance of the originals and...
Russia’s Putin says North Korea, China should join Ukraine ceasefire talks
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine could be placed under a “temporary administration” as part of a peace process that could...
North Korea unveils its first airborne radar, AI-powered suicide drones
TAIPEI, Taiwan – North Korea unveiled what appears to be its first airborne radar system and suicide attack drones equipped with artificial intelligence, adding to...
North Korean officials in China seen pretending to be South Korean
Recently, when entering restaurants or leaving official events, North Korean trading officials dispatched to China have been seen taking off lapel pins featuring the smiling...
North Korean troops sent to Russia included relatives of defectors: report
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Some of the thousands of soldiers North Korea sent to Russia to fight in Moscow’s war against Ukraine were family members of...
North Korea urges citizens to unplug TVs to save electricity
Read a version of this story in Korean North Korea is advising its people to unplug their TV sets in a nationwide effort to save...
North Korean defector numbers plunge amid Pyongyang’s strict control: UN report
TAIPEI, Taiwan – North Korea has continued to impose strict controls on the movement of its citizens, resulting in a sharp decline in the number...
North Korean soldiers scrounge for cigarette butts
Read a version of this story in Korean The North Korean army is ordering soldiers to stop scrounging the streets for cigarette butts to smoke...
North Korea orders people to change names that sound too South Korean
Read a version of this story in Korean North Korea has ordered that parents give their children names that reflect the country’s revolutionary spirit —...
