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North Korea enacts economic development laws

North Korea enacts economic development laws

"The state shall provide investors with conditions for preferential economic activities regarding the use of land, employment of labor, payment of taxes"

North Korea enacts economic development laws
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 5, 2013
KCNA newswire uses ‘urgent’ label to tag skiing article

KCNA newswire uses ‘urgent’ label to tag skiing article

Article once again stresses perceived importance of Tongcheon Special Economic Zone

KCNA newswire uses ‘urgent’ label to tag skiing article
James Pearson
James Pearson June 5, 2013
Kim Jong Un pictures dominate display outside Beijing embassy

Kim Jong Un pictures dominate display outside Beijing embassy

KCNA data also shows rapid rise in prominence of Korean People's Army (KPA)

Kim Jong Un pictures dominate display outside Beijing embassy
James Pearson
James Pearson June 5, 2013
Russia denies rumors of high-level visit from Pyongyang

Russia denies rumors of high-level visit from Pyongyang

Russian Foreign Ministry source denies South Korean press rumors of incoming 'special envoy'

Russia denies rumors of high-level visit from Pyongyang
James Pearson
James Pearson June 4, 2013
Kim Jong Un inspects frontline DMZ unit, metres from South

Kim Jong Un inspects frontline DMZ unit, metres from South

Kim visits observation post overlooking South Korea in first border visit since tensions relaxed

Kim Jong Un inspects frontline DMZ unit, metres from South
James Pearson
James Pearson June 3, 2013
Hagel: No room for ‘business as usual’ with North Korea

Hagel: No room for ‘business as usual’ with North Korea

U.S. Defense head meets with S. Korean, Japanese and Australian counterparts at Singapore security summit

Hagel: No room for ‘business as usual’ with North Korea
Martyn Williams
Martyn Williams June 2, 2013
Russia speaks out against foreign military presence in Korea

Russia speaks out against foreign military presence in Korea

"Pumping the region with new weapons obviously goes beyond neutralizing the threat North Korean can pose"

Russia speaks out against foreign military presence in Korea
James Pearson
James Pearson May 30, 2013
Repatriated defectors follow high-level state visit from Laos

Repatriated defectors follow high-level state visit from Laos

North Korean defectors caught in Laos, sent back to North Korea via China

Repatriated defectors follow high-level state visit from Laos
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 29, 2013
Diplomat: South Korean reunification efforts poor compared to West Germany

Diplomat: South Korean reunification efforts poor compared to West Germany

Former UK Chargé d'affaires thinks Park may try gradual change in policy toward the North

Diplomat: South Korean reunification efforts poor compared to West Germany
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 28, 2013
Koryolink hits 2 million subscribers

Koryolink hits 2 million subscribers

Koryolink's second million subscribers took just over a year to sign up versus three years for the first million.

Koryolink hits 2 million subscribers
Martyn Williams
Martyn Williams May 28, 2013