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Building a dream in North Korea

Building a dream in North Korea

Booming construction center shows successful new public-private partnership

Building a dream in North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 23, 2015
North Korea has ‘excellent’ oil and gas exploration potential
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North Korea has ‘excellent’ oil and gas exploration potential

Recent report indicates possible DPRK oil and gas reserves, though extraction remains difficult

North Korea has ‘excellent’ oil and gas exploration potential
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 19, 2015
North Korea has ‘excellent’ oil and gas exploration potential

North Korea has ‘excellent’ oil and gas exploration potential

Recent report indicates possible DPRK oil and gas reserves, though extraction remains difficult

North Korea has ‘excellent’ oil and gas exploration potential
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 19, 2015
North Korea angles for FDI, but doubt lingers

North Korea angles for FDI, but doubt lingers

Pyongyang angles to attract more takers; past partners reveal mixed results

North Korea angles for FDI, but doubt lingers
John Power
John Power November 18, 2015
Post-unification Korea: Get ready for selective amnesia

Post-unification Korea: Get ready for selective amnesia

Expect northern Koreans to take a Russian or Japanese – not a German – attitude toward the past

Post-unification Korea: Get ready for selective amnesia
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 15, 2015
Could North Korea again save Taiwan?

Could North Korea again save Taiwan?

Continued risks of instability north of the DMZ may distract from coming cross-Straits tensions

Could North Korea again save Taiwan?
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin November 15, 2015
In session: What to look for at N.Korea’s 7th Party Congress in May

In session: What to look for at N.Korea’s 7th Party Congress in May

By reviving a long-dormant format, Kim Jong Un looks to further establish his legitimacy

In session: What to look for at N.Korea’s 7th Party Congress in May
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 12, 2015
N. Korean ‘abduction manual’ leaked: Tokyo Shimbun

N. Korean ‘abduction manual’ leaked: Tokyo Shimbun

Manual's South Korean-style spellings raise questions, but may be part of acclimation process

N. Korean ‘abduction manual’ leaked: Tokyo Shimbun
JH Ahn
JH Ahn November 11, 2015
Russian imports of N. Korean products continue to fall
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Russian imports of N. Korean products continue to fall

Value of DRPK exports to Russia ten times lower than two years ago

Russian imports of N. Korean products continue to fall
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 10, 2015
Lee Ul Sol: Last of N. Korea’s original partisans

Lee Ul Sol: Last of N. Korea’s original partisans

94-year-old's career, medal count shows how Pyongyang values absolute, obsequious loyalty

Lee Ul Sol: Last of N. Korea’s original partisans
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy November 9, 2015