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Pyongyang Spring Trade Fair: missing companies identified
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Pyongyang Spring Trade Fair: missing companies identified

NK Pro identifies additional companies from the Pyongyang Trade Fair, offers full brochure download

Pyongyang Spring Trade Fair: missing companies identified
NK Pro
NK Pro July 3, 2019
In flashy new ad, top North Korean drinks company touts products’ health benefits

In flashy new ad, top North Korean drinks company touts products’ health benefits

"Remarkable" marketing campaign hints at burgeoning domestic demand, expert says

In flashy new ad, top North Korean drinks company touts products’ health benefits
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 2, 2019
Syria open to recruiting North Korean labor, foreign minister says

Syria open to recruiting North Korean labor, foreign minister says

Workers could assist with "construction and redevelopment," Minister Walid al-Moallem says

Syria open to recruiting North Korean labor, foreign minister says
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 2, 2019
Air Koryo to start Pyongyang-Dalian service again in July

Air Koryo to start Pyongyang-Dalian service again in July

Twice-weekly July service will expand to four times a week from August 19

Air Koryo to start Pyongyang-Dalian service again in July
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 2, 2019
Russian deputy defense minister to discuss military cooperation in Pyongyang

Russian deputy defense minister to discuss military cooperation in Pyongyang

Planned visit follows Putin’s repeated emphasis on DPRK security guarantees

Russian deputy defense minister to discuss military cooperation in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 2, 2019
Myanmar shut North Korean restaurant in 2018 due to sanctions, government confirms

Myanmar shut North Korean restaurant in 2018 due to sanctions, government confirms

Questions over two countries’ military ties raised in recent UN report remain unanswered, however

Myanmar shut North Korean restaurant in 2018 due to sanctions, government confirms
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 2, 2019
Trump praises Sunday talks with Kim Jong Un, hopes to meet again “soon”

Trump praises Sunday talks with Kim Jong Un, hopes to meet again “soon”

Working-level DPRK-U.S. talks set to take place in the near future, President suggests

Trump praises Sunday talks with Kim Jong Un, hopes to meet again “soon”
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham July 1, 2019
Russian oil shipments to North Korea valued at $3.3 million in April
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Russian oil shipments to North Korea valued at $3.3 million in April

Figures notably higher than reported shipments from Beijing

Russian oil shipments to North Korea valued at $3.3 million in April
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 1, 2019
North Korean media hails “historic” Kim-Trump meeting at Panmunjom

North Korean media hails “historic” Kim-Trump meeting at Panmunjom

KCNA, Rodong coverage stresses "great personal chemistry" between the two leaders, analyst says

North Korean media hails “historic” Kim-Trump meeting at Panmunjom
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji June 30, 2019
Working level talks with North Korea to resume in mid July: Pompeo

Working level talks with North Korea to resume in mid July: Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State declines to elaborate on what has changed since Hanoi, however

Working level talks with North Korea to resume in mid July: Pompeo
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 30, 2019