News North Korea Exports: Reviving Coal Trade: North Korea's Shadow Economy Thrives Amid Sanction Lapse
North Korea's coal and mineral exports have surged due to lack of UN oversight, utilizing forced labor and transportation networks in China and Russia. A report exposes increased shipping activity, suggesting trade acceleration post-2024 when Russia blocked UN sanctions monitoring. The trade supports North Korea’s military and security operations.
News North Korea Exports: Why China’s Xi wants a ‘brighter’ future with North Korea
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years wasn’t just loaded with rhetoric hailing historic ties between China and its longstanding – and only – treaty ally. Instead, the ...
News North Korea Exports: Assessing North Korea’s New Economic Five-Year Plan
In this photo provided by North Korean state media, Kim Jong Un gives a speech at the concluding session of the Ninth Party Congress, Feb. 24, 2026. Credit: KCNA North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress ...
News North Korea Exports: Japanese reporter says outside news blocked in North Korea
Japanese journalist Jiro Ishimaru says North Korea has nearly halted the spread of outside news as border controls and punishments intensify.
News North Korea Exports: North Korea tested cruise missiles, South Korean officials say
North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said, as it displays its military might amid pandemic ...
