That being said, as North Korea economy expert Benjamin Silberstein has noted, while the expansion of state-run food shops can be considered a heavy government intervention in its own right, there ...

The new shop at Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, South Korea, offers customers a view of North Korea's Songaksan mountain and a village in Kaephung county, according to the Associated Press.

In an attempt to develop a tourist economy, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un celebrated the impending launch of Wonsan Kalma — ...

Outside the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 15, the so-called “North Korean shopping street” was unusually busy. Around 10 small shops, with names like Kumsusan, Myohyangsan, and Botonggang, ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Despite the unwanted publicity of a criminal trial for one of their main suppliers, business is booming at Pyongyang's 'Singapore shops,' which sell everything from ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea -- Despite the unwanted publicity of a criminal trial for one of their main suppliers, business is booming at Pyongyang's 'Singapore shops,' which sell everything from ...

In this Dec. 21, 2018, photo, a North Korean woman walks outside Bugsae Shop, also known as the "Singapore Shop," in Pyongyang, North Korea. Despite the unwanted publicity of a criminal trial for ...

Shops in North Korea can sit empty for months, and many restaurants are just fronts. Last year Kim Jong Un warned North Koreans that another famine might be in store, and advised eating the roots ...

A vendor waits for customers at the shop inside the international airport in Pyongyang, North Korea (May 3, 2016). Credit: REUTERS/Damir Sagolj ...

The BBC's John Sudworth in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on what the apparent "mini-boom" tell us about the economy.

North Korea has finished building an international airport terminal, state media reported Thursday, and photos show leader Kim Jong Un inspecting rather swanky amenities that include a jewelry ...