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Air Koryo opens new office selling tickets for third country travel

Air Koryo opens new office selling tickets for third country travel

North Korea's national airline advertising nine foreign airline ticketing agents

Air Koryo opens new office selling tickets for third country travel
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 7, 2016
N.Korea completes new children’s camp near Wonsan

N.Korea completes new children’s camp near Wonsan

December 6 Camp about one-third the size of the famous Songdowon International Children's Camp

N.Korea completes new children’s camp near Wonsan
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 7, 2016
North Korean rice imports drop after September spike
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North Korean rice imports drop after September spike

DPRK could double last year's rice shipments from China by end of year: data

North Korean rice imports drop after September spike
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 6, 2016
N.Korea to open over 100 vocational high schools: KCNA

N.Korea to open over 100 vocational high schools: KCNA

North reforms educational curriculum under China's influence, expert says

N.Korea to open over 100 vocational high schools: KCNA
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 6, 2016
ROK defense budget rises, reaching KRW40 trillion for first time

ROK defense budget rises, reaching KRW40 trillion for first time

ROK countermeasures to DPRK nuclear, missile threats see largest increases in funding

ROK defense budget rises, reaching KRW40 trillion for first time
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 5, 2016
Orascom shutters North Korean bank branch

Orascom shutters North Korean bank branch

Company owner says OFAC sanctions were behind the move

Orascom shutters North Korean bank branch
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 5, 2016
U.S. Treasury expands unilateral sanctions against North Korea

U.S. Treasury expands unilateral sanctions against North Korea

New regulations target officials, Air Koryo, and North Korean banks, among others

U.S. Treasury expands unilateral sanctions against North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 2, 2016
N. Korean ship owned by Hong Kong company could breach sanctions
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N. Korean ship owned by Hong Kong company could breach sanctions

Vessel has changed flag and name twice since the beginning of 2015

N. Korean ship owned by Hong Kong company could breach sanctions
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 2, 2016
N.Korea conducts massive artillery training near Wonsan

N.Korea conducts massive artillery training near Wonsan

More than 90 of 152mm howitzers seen in photos, equivalent to seven to eight battalions

N.Korea conducts massive artillery training near Wonsan
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 2, 2016
Lights on at North Korea’s Ryugyong ‘hotel of doom’

Lights on at North Korea’s Ryugyong ‘hotel of doom’

Orascom's Monday visit to Pyongyang may have been related to building's future, source says

Lights on at North Korea’s Ryugyong ‘hotel of doom’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 2, 2016