North Korea News News North Korea » Trade: North Korea’s Trade With China Soars to Highest Level Since 2017
North Korea’s trade with China jumped to its highest level since sweeping sanctions were imposed in 2017, as the neighbors move to restore ties after years of Pyongyang’s deepening partnership with ...
News North Korea » Trade: China-North Korea Talks Revive Focus on Border Trade As Economic Ties Remain Crucial
High-level meetings between Chinese and North Korean leaders have fueled expectations of deeper cooperation on cross-border trade, logistics and infrastructure, even as U.N. sanctions continue to ...
News North Korea » Trade: China is rebuilding its grip on North Korea. Is Kim Jong Un ready to oblige?
DANDONG/SEOUL/SINGAPORE--When Kim Jong Un arrived by armored train in Beijing for a military parade in September, the pageantry signaled a thaw in one of the world’s most important relationships after ...
News North Korea » Trade: Cargo trucks line up at China-North Korea border in trade surge
North Korea China trade is surging, with cargo trucks lining up daily at the Dandong-Sinuiju border crossing following last month's summit.
News North Korea » Trade: North Korea's sanctioned coal trade rebounds as UN monitoring lapses, rights group says
By Hyeyoon Cho SEOUL, June 30 (Reuters) - North Korea's sanctioned coal and mineral exports have rebounded amid an absence of United Nations oversight, sustained by forced labour and a shipping ...
News North Korea » Trade: US, North Korea trade barbs over nuclear weapon tests
North Korea said any decision to conduct another nuclear test depends entirely on the behaviour of the United States as the two sides traded blame Tuesday over tensions on the Korean peninsula. Ri ...
News North Korea » Trade: South Korea calls for greater Chinese efforts to bring North Korea back to talks
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to persuade North Korea to return to talks, as the two leaders on Saturday ...
News North Korea » Trade: Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting North Korea now?
The Chinese leader is making his first trip to Pyongyang in seven years, amid significant military developments.
News North Korea » Trade: China's 2025 Trade With North Korea Rebounds to Pre-COVID Levels
BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) - China's trade with North Korea in 2025 rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, customs data showed on Tuesday, as ties between the two countries improved after Kim Jong Un's ...
News North Korea » Trade: North Korea vehicle smuggling stalls after fee hike
A sudden wakku fee hike has stalled North Korea vehicle smuggling at the China border, turning profits into losses, a source said.
News North Korea » Trade: North Korea keeps China ties cool politically, trade grows
Jan. 18 (Asia Today) --North Korea and China appear to be maintaining a politically strained relationship even as economic exchanges remain active, as reflected in North Korean state media coverage of ...