Stimson Center’s 38 North project, in partnership with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), has created a snapshot of the DPRK’s coal industry published on Tearline, the NGA’s open source publishing platform. The platform was created …
Why North Korea’s restored rocket site isn’t cause for worry — yet North Korea is rebuilding a satellite launch site it promised to entirely dismantle, and may have increased activity at a major missile factory — both actions that are likely meant to b …
The past few days have been filled with reports that North Korea is rebuilding partially dismantled facilities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (Tongchang-ri) and speculation that it might be preparing to renew testing of intercontinental balli …
A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu, Irv Buck and Jenny Town Commercial satellite imagery from March 6 of North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station (Tongchang-ri) indicates construction to rebuild the launch pad and engine test stand t …
North Korea said to be rebuilding structures at rocket site SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is restoring facilities at a long-range rocket launch site that it dismantled last year as part of disarmament steps, according to foreign experts and a S …
Trump would be ‘very disappointed’ in Kim if North Korea rebuilding rocket site WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be very disappointed in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports about rebuilding at a rocke …
North Korea state media says people blame U.S. for summit breakdown WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media acknowledged a fruitless summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time on Friday, sayin …
A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu and Jenny Town Reports of a recent briefing by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) to the National Assembly’s intelligence committee noted that North Korea has started restoring str …
North Korea rebuilds part of missile site as Bolton warns of more sanctions WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea has restored part of a rocket test site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last …
HANOI — Within hours of an abruptly canceled lunch and a failed summit, desperate efforts were launched to rebuild a dialogue between the United States and North Korea. But as the dust settled, it was increasingly clear that a huge gap remai …
HANOI • The breakdown of US President Donald Trump’s talks in Hanoi with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un raises an old question again: How much are US-led sanctions hurting the North Korean economy? Due to a paucity of information, it is hard to say for …
President Trump’s talks in Hanoi with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were expected to produce at least symbolic results. There was talk of a declaration to finally end the Korean War almost seven decades later, the potential for opening liaison office …
US, South Korea scale back joint military drills ‘to reduce tension’ with North Korea (CNN)The United States and South Korea announced Saturday that annual large-scale exercises, which were a cornerstone and recent common feature of the defense relatio …
We now know that President Trump is not only a practitioner of the “madman theory” of international politics but also at the negotiating table. It’s ironic that while most pundits and the media kept up a steady drumbeat that he was going to give away t …
4 Ways North Korea Fell Short of Its Nuclear Promises After the First Trump-Kim Summit After a summit in Singapore with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un last summer, President Donald Trump tweeted that “there is no longer a nuclear threat fr …
When Vo Van Dai started working at Vietnam’s Van Phan Dien Chau fish sauce company in the late 1980s, the state-run firm comprised five departments overseen by 18 managers. By the time he rose up the ranks to take charge of the company after its p …
The stainless-steel milk cans are built to carry 20 litres of liquids, which in North Korea are sometimes moved by car, sometimes by bicycle. For First Steps, they are a valuable way of getting soy milk to the daycares, kindergartens and orphanages the …
What now? After 2nd Trump-Kim summit collapses, the road ahead for the US and North Korea President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were not able to come to a formal agreement during their second summit in Hano …
What’s In Store For Future Negotiations Between The U.S. And North Korea President Trump walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without a nuclear deal. What does this mean for future negotiations? Read or listen to the …
Trump Can’t Make a North Korea Deal on His Own A MUCH-TOUTED TWO-DAY summit between Donald Trumpand North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un failed to reach the finish line Thursday, as talks collapsed and Trump returned to Washington, DC. I …
Trump says North Korea has “awesome” potential Hanoi, Vietnam — President Donald Trump’s message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been simple and clear: Give up your nuclear weapons and a flood of wealth will soon be yours for the taking. Bu …
Trump touts prosperity, but is that what North Korea wants? HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump’s message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been simple and clear: give up your nuclear weapons and a flood of wealth will soon be your …
It’s certainly unconventional. But is it working? Trump’s North Korea strategy wins over some experts. HANOI — When President Trump boasts of his wonderful relationship with North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un, or claims that there would …
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump’s message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been simple and clear: give up your nuclear weapons and a flood of wealth will soon be yours for the taking. But here’s a nagging question: Is that really wha …
VAN TAN, Vietnam — In a grove of trees outside this village north of Hanoi, a small memorial serves as a reminder of the era when North Korea and North Vietnam stood together against “American aggression,” as the war was known here. Fourteen headstones …
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea has warned that it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4 million tons in 2019 and has been forced to almost halve rations, blaming high temperatures, drought, floods and United Nations sanctions in a memo seen by …
The U.S. wants North Korea to follow the ‘miracle’ of Vietnam’s path. It might be disappointed. VAN TAN, Vietnam — In a grove of trees outside this village north of Hanoi, a small memorial serves as a reminder of the era when North Korea and North …
It has been two and a half years since North Korean TV showcased a new IP streaming television service called “Manbang” (만방). Since then, it occasionally appears in state media but it’s still largely a mystery. The Manbang service is quite impressive i …
On February 27-28, President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un met for a second time in hopes of making progress towards a DPRK denuclearization deal. However, the two leaders walked away from the Hanoi summit without a signed agreement. With contr …