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N.Korea’s Special Economic Zone trade fair starts August 8

N.Korea’s Special Economic Zone trade fair starts August 8

Stricter sanctions environment has not affected interest, though some businesses have left Rason

N.Korea’s Special Economic Zone trade fair starts August 8
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 9, 2016
N.Korea won’t use nukes unless sovereignty breached

N.Korea won’t use nukes unless sovereignty breached

Statement comes amid possible U.S. feelers on peace treaty

N.Korea won’t use nukes unless sovereignty breached
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 7, 2016
Kim Jong Un hails nuke program, KCTV outlines purpose of congress

Kim Jong Un hails nuke program, KCTV outlines purpose of congress

Details of congress revealed following delays to expected broadcast

Kim Jong Un hails nuke program, KCTV outlines purpose of congress
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 6, 2016
Day one of N.Korea congress: Growing grass and weather forecasts

Day one of N.Korea congress: Growing grass and weather forecasts

Anticipated evening news broadcast carries no details of day's event

Day one of N.Korea congress: Growing grass and weather forecasts
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 6, 2016
Foreign journalists kept away from N.Korean Congress, so far

Foreign journalists kept away from N.Korean Congress, so far

Like 2012 rocket launch, visiting media diverted to other displays, unable to attend event

Foreign journalists kept away from N.Korean Congress, so far
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 6, 2016
70-day campaign for N.Korean congress ‘forced labor’: HRW

70-day campaign for N.Korean congress ‘forced labor’: HRW

Forced labor a 'central element' of Pyongyang regime's track record of human rights abuses: report

70-day campaign for N.Korean congress ‘forced labor’: HRW
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 6, 2016
N.Korea responds positively to proposed inter-Korean football

N.Korea responds positively to proposed inter-Korean football

Pyongyang suggests match to be held in Seoul on August 15 - Korean Liberation Day

N.Korea responds positively to proposed inter-Korean football
JH Ahn
JH Ahn May 6, 2016
Egypt denies North Korean ambassador deportation claims

Egypt denies North Korean ambassador deportation claims

Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs focusing on UN Security Council resolution, not OFAC listings

Egypt denies North Korean ambassador deportation claims
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 5, 2016
New buses being developed: North Korean media

New buses being developed: North Korean media

Report follows new trolleybuses, trams, subways and private transport methods in the DPRK

New buses being developed: North Korean media
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 5, 2016
130 foreign journalists reporting from N.Korean capital

130 foreign journalists reporting from N.Korean capital

Schedule of events for Party Congress unclear, but possibility of accompanying nuclear test looms

130 foreign journalists reporting from N.Korean capital
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi May 5, 2016