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Sat, November 17, 2018 | 02:53

North Korea promotes 'rich' fruit production amid food crisis

North Korean media are promoting the “rich” harvest from fruit farms around the country, despite droughts and floods that damaged the country's overall food production this year.

North Korea | 2018-11-01 16:47

Access to market key issue in North Korea's food security

Some might think North Korea's food supply and demand would be unstable, but prices in the market are remarkably steady, according to Kwon Tae-jin, director of the Center for North Korean and Northeast Asian Studies at the GS&J Institute. It comes against the background that North Korea's rationing system does not work properly, Kwon told the 2018 International Conference on ...

North Korea | 2018-11-01 15:10

Koreas halt all 'hostile' military acts near border

The armed forces of South and North Korea on Thursday ceased all "hostile acts" against each other as part of a set of confidence-building measures under a summit deal, defense authorities in Seoul said.

North Korea | 2018-11-01 10:28

'North Korea closed part of nuclear and missile test sites'

North Korea has cleared some of its Tongchang-ri missile testing site and shut down the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Wednesday. “The spy agency observed the North's activities which are deemed to be preparing for or having an inspection before letting international experts in for an inspection as part of efforts to take pre-measures to seek denuclearization,” the NIS was quoted as saying by Rep. Kim Min-ki of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) who was briefed by the NIS during a closed-door National Assembly audit along with Rep. Lee E...

North Korea | 2018-10-31 16:57

North Korea issues stamps of historic Korean figures [PHOTOS]

North Korea recently issued a set of stamps showing four historic Korean figures, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.

North Korea | 2018-10-31 14:57

Kim Jong-un promotes Samjiyon as hub for potato production [PHOTOS]

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has visited the Samjiyon Potato Farina Production Factory for the second time this year, after a visit in July, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday.

North Korea | 2018-10-31 14:51

North Korea preparing for inspectors' visit to nuclear test site: spy agency

North Korea is apparently preparing for a possible visit by outside inspectors to verify the shutdown of its nuclear test site in the northeast, Seoul's spy agency said Wednesday during a parliamentary audit.

North Korea | 2018-10-31 14:43

South Korea, US to launch working group on North Korea

South Korea and the United States have agreed to launch a working group to improve coordination on their joint approach to North Korea, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday.

North Korea | 2018-10-31 14:24

US calls on Seoul to slow North Korea policy

North Korean media steps up demand for Seoul to lift sanctions

North Korea's propaganda outlets stepped up their demand Wednesday for South Korea to lift sanctions imposed on Pyongyang for its 2010 deadly torpedo attack against a South Korean warship, calling them an "obstacle" to advancing inter-Korean relations. "It is important to get rid of legal and institutional devices that stand in the way for improvement in inter-Korean relation...

North Korea | 2018-10-31 11:02

World Taekwondo delegation arrives in Pyongyang with message of peace

North Korean economist calls for expanding autonomy of enterprises

A Pyongyang economist on Monday called for changes in the regime's economic policies to expand the autonomy of enterprises and ensure the responsibility of workers. North Korea's party mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun published the call in an article titled “An important demand to carry on the new strategic route of the party” by Ri Ki-song, a senior researcher at North Korea's Acade...

North Korea | 2018-10-29 17:15

'North Korea eying Swiss, Singaporean-style success'

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Choking on worsening air pollution