SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Large shopping malls furnished with a variety of convenience facilities are enjoying rising popularity in North Korea as places to spend leisure time in everyday life. Highlighted in the December edition of North Korea’s monthly propaganda magazine Kumsu Kangsan were scenes of people shopping at the three-story Kwangbok Department [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has modernized agricultural facilities in a bid to help tackle its food shortage as it seeks to achieve its economic goals set for this year, according to Pyongyang’s state media Friday. The North has modernized livestock breeding farms in the northeastern border city of Rason, along with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Five years after North Korea declared the completion of its nuclear force, the Kim Jong-un regime boasts an exalted military status, with advanced short- and long-range missiles, diversified launchers and a push for “tactical” battlefield nuclear arms. The secretive North’s nuclear and missile programs have apparently made significant progress, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state broadcaster has unveiled a domestically developed COVID-19 quarantine robot. When reporting about the hosting of a science and technology presentation and exhibition last week, the Korean Central Television (KCTV) noted that an artificially intelligent robot used for COVID-19 quarantines was exhibited. With a large display on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a second public appearance with his daughter during a photo session with officials involved in this month’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch, state media said Sunday. Photos published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) showed the daughter, presumed to be Kim’s second [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state broadcaster covered the South Korea’s national flag with a blur as it broadcasted the 2022 FIFA World Cup as part of its policy of excluding reports on Seoul that may undermine the regime. The Korean Central Television (KCTV) broadcasted the recorded version of the World Cup [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has more than 400 formal marketplaces across the country with their size gradually having expanded in recent years, experts here said Wednesday. The number of markets in the reclusive North has increased to 414 this year, up slightly from 411 in 2016, according to analysis by Hong [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state broadcaster on Sunday revealed additional photos showing leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter observing the test-firing of last week’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the second straight day. The disclosure by the North’s Korean Central Television spawned speculation that it might be intended to rationalize the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea revealed leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter for the first time Saturday in photos showing them attending the test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day. The North’s state media reported that Kim inspected the launch of a Hwasong-17, the country’s largest ballistic missile, at Pyongyang International [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States held a joint government-private forum Thursday on how to counter cryptocurrency theft and other illegal cyber activities of North Korea, a presumed main source of Pyongyang’s financing for its missile and nuclear programs. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State [...]