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Kim Jong Un’s aunt, her husband sue defectors for defamation

Kim Jong Un’s aunt, her husband sue defectors for defamation

Rumors prompting suit dealt with Kim Jong Nam ouster, use of ruling family funds for plastic surgery

Kim Jong Un’s aunt, her husband sue defectors for defamation
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 2, 2015
Seoul asks inter-Korean trade companies to refund loan

Seoul asks inter-Korean trade companies to refund loan

Companies, NGOs say losses due to sanctions are large, call for government consideration

Seoul asks inter-Korean trade companies to refund loan
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi December 2, 2015
Photographer interviews daughter of North Korean ‘defector’

Photographer interviews daughter of North Korean ‘defector’

Native N.Korean who wishes to return reduced to tears by video of daughter's message

Photographer interviews daughter of North Korean ‘defector’
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi December 1, 2015
Russia, North Korea will sign electric power deal
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Russia, North Korea will sign electric power deal

Government decree says agreement will look to upgrade DPRK power stations, infrastructure

Russia, North Korea will sign electric power deal
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 1, 2015
S. Korean Catholics visit N. Korea to promote cooperation

S. Korean Catholics visit N. Korea to promote cooperation

Bishops, staff head North to discuss additional exchanges, repair to Pyongyang cathedral

S. Korean Catholics visit N. Korea to promote cooperation
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 1, 2015
Inter-Korean excavation project results in metal type discovery

Inter-Korean excavation project results in metal type discovery

Researchers reveal findings from just-completed six-month excavation period at Kaesong

Inter-Korean excavation project results in metal type discovery
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi December 1, 2015
In Tumen, hawkers find N.Korean leader pins a tough sell

In Tumen, hawkers find N.Korean leader pins a tough sell

Traders suspect Pyongyang cracking down on those seeking to profit off leaders' likenesses

In Tumen, hawkers find N.Korean leader pins a tough sell
Lawrence Steele November 30, 2015
Vietnam’s president calls for closer N. Korean ties

Vietnam’s president calls for closer N. Korean ties

DPRK officials hold fourth meeting with foreign defense ministers in two weeks

Vietnam’s president calls for closer N. Korean ties
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 30, 2015
N. Korean defectors start work as S.Korean civil servants

N. Korean defectors start work as S.Korean civil servants

Breakthrough in defector employment comes as most refugees struggle to find work

N. Korean defectors start work as S.Korean civil servants
JH Ahn
JH Ahn November 30, 2015
Incheon city invites N. Korean scholars to island conference

Incheon city invites N. Korean scholars to island conference

Local governments seek specialized cooperation projects amid inter-Korean freeze

Incheon city invites N. Korean scholars to island conference
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi November 30, 2015