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What to make of ongoing activity at North Korea’s Yeongjeo-dong missile base
NK PRO

What to make of ongoing activity at North Korea’s Yeongjeo-dong missile base

A new report underscores Pyongyang's continued investment in its strategic weapons program

What to make of ongoing activity at North Korea’s Yeongjeo-dong missile base
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda December 6, 2018
Why Moscow sent a top Orthodox Church official to Pyongyang

Why Moscow sent a top Orthodox Church official to Pyongyang

Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev's DPRK visit last week was more about politics than faith

Why Moscow sent a top Orthodox Church official to Pyongyang
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna December 3, 2018
Why South Korea’s “Moonshine” policy is running out of steam

Why South Korea’s “Moonshine” policy is running out of steam

As dialogue stalls, it's up to Kim Jong Un to make the next move

Why South Korea’s “Moonshine” policy is running out of steam
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin December 2, 2018
Satellite imagery time lapse shows continued activity at North Korean coal facilities
NK PRO

Satellite imagery time lapse shows continued activity at North Korean coal facilities

Traffic in 2018 is reduced when visually compared to the previous year, however

Satellite imagery time lapse shows continued activity at North Korean coal facilities
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald | Leo Byrne November 30, 2018
As Ri Yong Ho heads to Hanoi, could North Korea and Vietnam rekindle old ties?

As Ri Yong Ho heads to Hanoi, could North Korea and Vietnam rekindle old ties?

Prospects for Doi Moi with DPRK characteristics are slim, but the two still have plenty to discuss

As Ri Yong Ho heads to Hanoi, could North Korea and Vietnam rekindle old ties?
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 28, 2018
Chinese upgrading infrastructure along border with North Korea: satellite imagery
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Chinese upgrading infrastructure along border with North Korea: satellite imagery

Multiple small and large-scale projects under development as hopes of renewed trade soar

Chinese upgrading infrastructure along border with North Korea: satellite imagery
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald November 27, 2018
North Korea in November 2018: a month in review
NK PRO

North Korea in November 2018: a month in review

An analytic look at the main developments of the October 22-November 21 period

North Korea in November 2018: a month in review
NK Pro
NK Pro November 26, 2018
China allows UN sanctioned North Korean coal smuggler into its waters
NK PRO

China allows UN sanctioned North Korean coal smuggler into its waters

Hong Kong companies also still involved in North Korean vessel ownership in breach of UN resolutions

China allows UN sanctioned North Korean coal smuggler into its waters
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 23, 2018
Comrades no more: North Korea-Romania relations, 70 years on

Comrades no more: North Korea-Romania relations, 70 years on

Once close, Bucharest-Pyongyang ties have cooled in the post Cold War years

Comrades no more: North Korea-Romania relations, 70 years on
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna November 19, 2018
Daily NK and NK Pro foreign exchange rate data: a tale of two markets?
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Daily NK and NK Pro foreign exchange rate data: a tale of two markets?

Taken together, the figures offer a revealing picture of short-term changes in DPRK monetary policy

Daily NK and NK Pro foreign exchange rate data: a tale of two markets?
Peter Ward
Peter Ward November 19, 2018