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Market prices in North Korea have roughly doubled since last January, according to Daily NK's latest findings.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country ...

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Lee said he was paid 50 North Korean won a month — about the price of an ice cream. Soldiers would then supplement their income with private business, which was against the law, he added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia is treating the first batch of North Korean soldiers sent to aid in its war against Ukraine well, but that it won't last. Zelenskyy told ...

Ukraine said on January 11, 2025, that Kyiv's forces had captured North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region. KIM WON JIN/Getty Images Ukraine has alleged that North Korea had deployed around ...

Defectors in Seoul share sentiments about North Korean soldiers in Russia. SEOUL -- Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region ...