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China cuts power to North Korean island

China cuts power to North Korean island

Neighbouring China switches off electricity supply to North Korea's Bidan Island

China cuts power to North Korean island
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun March 17, 2014
North wants 10 percent raise for Kaesong employees

North wants 10 percent raise for Kaesong employees

South appears unwilling to consider increase, citing last year’s shutdown

North wants 10 percent raise for Kaesong employees
Rob York
Rob York March 17, 2014
Parents of abducted Japanese girl meet granddaughter

Parents of abducted Japanese girl meet granddaughter

Five-day meeting arranged through restarted Tokyo-Pyongyang Red Cross talks

Parents of abducted Japanese girl meet granddaughter
Rob York
Rob York March 16, 2014
A red line between what China, North Korea want

A red line between what China, North Korea want

Beijing, touting stability, faces balancing act over Pyongyang

A red line between what China, North Korea want
Rob York
Rob York March 14, 2014
North Korea denies responsibility for oil-tanker near Libya

North Korea denies responsibility for oil-tanker near Libya

Tanker now cancelled from the DPRK ship registry, according to KCNA

North Korea denies responsibility for oil-tanker near Libya
Ole Jakob Skåtun
Ole Jakob Skåtun March 13, 2014
Japanese real-estate investment firm will buy Chongryon’s Tokyo headquarters – reports

Japanese real-estate investment firm will buy Chongryon’s Tokyo headquarters – reports

Original top bidder fell through following irregularities in the purchasing process

Japanese real-estate investment firm will buy Chongryon’s Tokyo headquarters – reports
Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi March 12, 2014
Military official at heart of purge rumors elected to Supreme Assembly

Military official at heart of purge rumors elected to Supreme Assembly

Other rising stars close to Kim elected as state media reports 100 percent turnout

Military official at heart of purge rumors elected to Supreme Assembly
Rob York
Rob York March 12, 2014
Spy’s imprisonment ordered by S. Korean prosecutor – paper

Spy’s imprisonment ordered by S. Korean prosecutor – paper

Agent posed as defector, attempted to lure broker to be kidnapped in China

Spy’s imprisonment ordered by S. Korean prosecutor – paper
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun March 12, 2014
North Korea uses “multiple and tiered” techniques to evade sanctions

North Korea uses “multiple and tiered” techniques to evade sanctions

A report by a UN panel of experts has laid out some of the methods used by the DPRK to avoid sanctions

North Korea uses “multiple and tiered” techniques to evade sanctions
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 11, 2014
Kim elected with 100 percent of the vote – KCNA

Kim elected with 100 percent of the vote – KCNA

Results in other districts may be monitored to track Kim's consolidation of power

Kim elected with 100 percent of the vote – KCNA
Rob York
Rob York March 10, 2014