Mongolia Wraps Gobi Regional Meetings on Desertification Ahead of UN COP17 Summit
Mongolia has successfully concluded a series of Gobi regional consultative meetings in preparation for the UN COP17 desertification summit. The gatherings took place across...
North Korea Punishes Student for Hosting Birthday Party Deemed Antisocialist Behavior
A high school student in Hamhung city faced a formal public criticism session in June 2026 after hosting classmates for a birthday party. School...
Compensation Ruling Awards Families NT$21 Million
Compensation ruling brought long-awaited legal closure for several families affected by the deadly 2015 Formosa Fun Coast water park explosion. Taiwan’s Supreme Court upheld...
North Korea Intensifies Phone Surveillance Forcing Traders to Abandon Calls
North Korean authorities in North Pyongan province have dramatically escalated phone surveillance operations throughout 2026. The National Intelligence Agency now intercepts both landline and...
North Korea Orders Household Waste Quotas While Claiming Record Fertilizer Output
North Korean neighborhood watch units are ordering every household to submit 50 kilograms of dried human waste by mid-July 2026. Sources in Ryanggang province...
