North Korea, which is largely isolated globally, imported significantly more goods last year and expanded its trade with new partner Russia. “The 2023 overall recorded trade volume surpassed the total of 2022 accompanied by the reappearance of a large variety of foreign customer gets, some of which could be classified as luxury items,” according to a confidential UN expert report that dpa was able to view in New York. However, the import of such luxury goods is prohibited in the authoritarian country. North Korea had largely sealed itself off in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic – trade cam…