East Asia

  • Chollima

    Chollima (천리마) is a state‑issued monthly magazine produced by the Art and Literature Publishing House, a government‑controlled publisher in Pyongyang. Launched in January 1959 to champion the Chollima mass‑mobilisation campaign, it has long doubled as…

  • Qiushi

    Founded in July 1988, Qiushi (literally Seeking Truth) is the bi‑monthly flagship theoretical journal of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It replaced the Maoist-era Red Flag as the CCP sought to steer toward reform and…

  • Legal Daily

    Legal Daily remains a state-owned publication squarely focused on legal affairs—covering developments such as landmark court rulings, new legislation, and legal reforms. Since 2001, its oversight shifted from the Ministry…

  • Choson Sinbo

    Choson Sinbo (朝鮮新報) is a weekly newspaper published in both Korean and Japanese by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon)—a pro-North Korea group that acts as Pyongyang’s unofficial embassy in…

  • Naenara

    Naenara (내나라, literally “Our Country”) is North Korea’s official government portal, operated by the Korea Computer Center (KCC), a state-run IT institution founded in 1990. KCC also oversees the development of Red Star OS,…

  • Xinhua

    Since its founding in 1931, Xinhua News Agency (新华社 ‟New China News Agency”) has grown into the world’s largest and most influential state-run media organization. The agency boasts an extensive…

  • DPRK Today

    DPRK Today is a news portal headquartered in China, sustained financially by the North Korean government. Despite operating abroad, it functions as a digital mouthpiece for Pyongyang, delivering pointed commentary on world affairs—most…

  • Phoenix TV

    Phoenix Television is a prominent state-aligned broadcaster delivering Mandarin and Cantonese programming to viewers across mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and beyond—including via its U.S. arm, Phoenix TV US. Anchored in…