Kim Jong-un's daughter Ju-ae solidifies her position as heir with carefully choreographed public appearances.
Analysts have long feared North Korea's potential collapse could trigger regional catastrophe, yet the regime unexpectedly survived. The article now warns the United States, under Trump's leadership, exhibits similar destabilizing patterns threatening comparable consequences.
North Korea's 2024 "20×10" policy aims to develop 20 cities annually over a decade, reducing regional inequality and establishing 200 economic clusters under state control, though structural constraints like limited foreign investment and sanctions threaten long-term sustainability.
Kim Jong Un stated North Korea will maintain its nuclear-armed status. He called South Korea a hostile state.
China's top political adviser Wang Huning visits North Korea this week as part of ongoing high-level exchanges commemorating the 65th anniversary of their mutual defense treaty, reinforcing strategic ties between the longtime allies amid global geopolitical shifts.
North Korea held its Workers' Party Congress in February, announcing a new five-year economic development plan while establishing regular five-year meetings, signaling governmental stability despite increased secrecy and conditional willingness to improve U.S. relations.
North Korea operates two casinos exclusively for foreign visitors while banning gambling domestically, using the venues and diaspora connections to Japan's pachinko industry to generate hundreds of millions in funds for its sanctioned regime.
Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un exchanged letters marking their 65-year alliance, pledging continued mutual support against American influence while Kim explicitly reaffirmed North Korea's backing of China's Taiwan position amid intensifying U.S. strategic pressure.
Following North Korea's January 2026 Party Congress, wealthy private traders called donju are retreating from markets amid intensified surveillance by security agencies, risking supply chain disruption for ordinary citizens dependent on informal markets for food and consumer goods.
The Ethereum Foundation's security program exposed approximately 100 North Korean IT workers infiltrating crypto firms across 53 projects, helping freeze hundreds of thousands in stolen assets amid escalating threats from Pyongyang's organized cybercrime operations targeting the industry.