Posts Tagged ‘DPRK’
Wigs, Eyelashes, and Ore: Tracking the Trade Surge between North Korea and Liaoning
Resumption of trains, and high-level contact between Beijing and Pyongyang, drives soaring North Korean exports to Liaoning.
Power, Performance, and Agency: A Review of ‘Millennial North Korea’, by Suk-Young Kim
Account of North Korean mobile, media, and language use finds creative pockets of resistance amid enduring restrictions.
DPRK Media Review: Condemning US Allies and Ignoring Iran
Despite Pyongyang-Tehran ties, and US and Israeli bombardment, Iran mostly remained absent from North Korean media coverage in March.
DPRK Media Review: Deepening Global Fault Lines
The main party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on condemnation of the US by China and Russia, and tensions with the EU, amid fractured alliances over Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran.
Chinese Initiatives and the New Yalu River Bridge
Dandong’s municipal government is aiming to finally open the long-stalled project sometime during the remainder of 2026. Will North Korea comply?





