Russia, North Korean

Vladimir Putin 'enlists North Korean workers' to Russian economy amid meltdown warnings
South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported that thousands of North Korean workers arrived in Russia in 2024 for construction jobs, according to Yonhap News Agency
Russia enlists North Korean labor to combat economic strain from prolonged Ukraine war
The country's invasion of Ukraine is set to drag into its third year, and officials are having to "offset the resource shortages constraining Russia's economy and war effort", experts say
Russia is sending 'hundreds' of its war wounded for treatment in North Korea, ambassador says
The Russian soldiers would be treated in North Korean medical facilities, said Matsegora, Moscow's longtime diplomat to Pyongyang.
Russia sends officers to North Korea to share war knowledge under guise of rehabilitation – ISW
Drones struck the Saratov Oil Refinery in Russia’s Saratov Oblast on the morning of 11 February, causing damage and a fire. Source: Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin; Russian Telegram channels; Andrii Kovalenko,
North Korean Soldiers Face Destruction Amid Russia's Costly War Tactics
Russia's war in Ukraine has turned into a brutal war of attrition, claiming thousands of lives among both regular and allied forces. Recently, elite North Korean units became the latest to suffer catastrophic losses in this grinding conflict.
Russian economy chaos as desperate Putin forced to hire North Korean workers
The country is having to cope with 'significant labour shortages', experts say, as the war in Ukraine drags on.
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North Korea’s Economic Crisis: Solutions or More Controls?
A pattern of tightening market controls and soaring prices has culminated in an ambitious government intervention – a ...
North Korea opens up to tourists after five years with tours to little-known port city
The first trip to depart for Rason is a “Return of North Korean Tourism Tour” for 20 tourists on 12 February. In honour of ...
North Korea reopens to tourists just in time for late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday
The first tour is set to take place Feb. 12 to 18, when major celebrations are planned for the birthday of the country's late ...
You can now book a tour of North Korea for £586, but there’s a catch
A remote part of North Korea is set to reopen to tourists this month, the first organised tour open to international visitors ...
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North Korean leader Kim inspects nuclear facility and calls for bolstering arsenal
The Trump-Kim diplomacy in 2018-19 fell apart due to wrangling over US-led economic sanctions on North Korea. During a ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to further develop nuclear forces
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
North Korean worker fraud scheme sent nearly $1M to Pyongyang
Two North Koreans have been indicted in a plot to fool US companies into hiring them for remote worker positions so they ...