Asia North Korea New satellite images suggest construction work at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site for the first time since 2018, including the building of a new block and repairs of an existing structure
Asia North Korea North Korean soldiers marched through Moscow’s Red Square for the first time; the Victory Day parade honored Pyongyang’s deployment to Russia’s Kursk region; their involvement in Ukraine war is unclear and leader Kim Jong Un was not present at the event
Asia North Korea Runways at Wonsan beach resort as well as Sinuiju and Samjiyonon on the border with China are being updated, according to satellite images; new angled taxiways will allow large planes to exit faster and suggest a planned commercial expansion
Asia North Korea A Chinese passenger train crossed into Sinuiju for the first time since the strict border closure of the COVID-19 pandemic; videos circulating on Chinese social media show a 6-cars convoy back the news
Asia North Korea North Korean practitioners of traditional medicine reportedly working at clinics in Russia and Central Asia are rare examples of the NK exporting skilled labor, in violation of UN sanctions