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Anti-tank mine explosion kills a S.Korean driver near DMZ

Anti-tank mine explosion kills a S.Korean driver near DMZ

Mine buried in empty rice paddy, reports say

Anti-tank mine explosion kills a S.Korean driver near DMZ
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 1, 2016
Use of illegal drugs becoming more common in N.Korea, reports say

Use of illegal drugs becoming more common in N.Korea, reports say

Pyongyang residents call someone who doesn’t take meth ‘moron’: defector testimony

Use of illegal drugs becoming more common in N.Korea, reports say
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 1, 2016
Over 3.2 million visits to North Korean online shopping platform: photo

Over 3.2 million visits to North Korean online shopping platform: photo

Manmulsang sells a range of items, from shoes to electronics

Over 3.2 million visits to North Korean online shopping platform: photo
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 1, 2016
UNSC adopts new sanctions against North Korea

UNSC adopts new sanctions against North Korea

New rules significantly reduce North Korea's permitted coal exports

UNSC adopts new sanctions against North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald November 30, 2016
North Korea’s “byungjin line” will succeed: NK Pro expert poll

North Korea’s “byungjin line” will succeed: NK Pro expert poll

Results contradict line from Seoul that parallel development of nukes and economy is impossible

North Korea’s “byungjin line” will succeed: NK Pro expert poll
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 30, 2016
N. Koreans must report acts of espionage and “demoralization”, photo reveals

N. Koreans must report acts of espionage and “demoralization”, photo reveals

Image reveals crackdown on pornography, cyber-crime, and drug use, among others

N. Koreans must report acts of espionage and “demoralization”, photo reveals
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 30, 2016
Orascom private jet pays unreported trip to North Korea
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Orascom private jet pays unreported trip to North Korea

Egyptian company may be trying to 'hash out the problems' related to cellphone network investment, Koryolink

Orascom private jet pays unreported trip to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 30, 2016
S. Korean president offers resignation, but uncertainty on timeline

S. Korean president offers resignation, but uncertainty on timeline

N.Korean propagandists may seize on development as evidence of Seoul's instability: observer

S. Korean president offers resignation, but uncertainty on timeline
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll November 29, 2016
Pyongyang sends delegation to Havana as N. Korea mourns Castro

Pyongyang sends delegation to Havana as N. Korea mourns Castro

DPRK announces three-day mourning period and raises govt flags at half-mast

Pyongyang sends delegation to Havana as N. Korea mourns Castro
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji November 28, 2016
New UN resolution aims to cut N.Korea’s coal revenues by $600 mil

New UN resolution aims to cut N.Korea’s coal revenues by $600 mil

Draft resolution also adds further designations, prohibits North Korean statue exports: Reuters

New UN resolution aims to cut N.Korea’s coal revenues by $600 mil
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 28, 2016