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Lee Hui-ho to visit Pyongyang from August 5 to 8

Lee Hui-ho to visit Pyongyang from August 5 to 8

Former President Kim Dae-jung's widow will visit welfare facilities in PY, unclear about long-term influence on inter-Korean relations

Lee Hui-ho to visit Pyongyang from August 5 to 8
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi July 7, 2015
Japan admits Koreans forced to work on UNESCO candidate sites

Japan admits Koreans forced to work on UNESCO candidate sites

News comes as N. Korea misses deadline for providing Tokyo with information on abductees

Japan admits Koreans forced to work on UNESCO candidate sites
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 6, 2015
European Commission designates N.Korean insurance company, individuals

European Commission designates N.Korean insurance company, individuals

Designated company linked to infamous Bureau 39 in Pyongyang

European Commission designates N.Korean insurance company, individuals
NK News
NK News July 3, 2015
N.Korean media uses ‘birthday dog’ meme to make point

N.Korean media uses ‘birthday dog’ meme to make point

KCTV current affairs program uses picture to illustrate argument that dogs are better taken care of than the poor in the U.S.

N.Korean media uses ‘birthday dog’ meme to make point
JH Ahn
JH Ahn July 3, 2015
Human rights evolving in N.Korea: New white paper

Human rights evolving in N.Korea: New white paper

In-depth interviews with defectors reveals legal protection, women's rights, discrimination in N.Korea

Human rights evolving in N.Korea: New white paper
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi July 3, 2015
N. Korea releases ‘satisfactory’ new SLBM test details

N. Korea releases ‘satisfactory’ new SLBM test details

Short passage in Pictorial Korea magazine outlines some of test's purposes

N. Korea releases ‘satisfactory’ new SLBM test details
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 2, 2015
Sustainable humanitarian aid policy needed for unification: S. Korean experts

Sustainable humanitarian aid policy needed for unification: S. Korean experts

Political, military issues entangled, humanitarian aid should be consistent

Sustainable humanitarian aid policy needed for unification: S. Korean experts
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi July 2, 2015
N. Korea asks Iran for humanitarian aid

N. Korea asks Iran for humanitarian aid

DPRK ambassador made an emergency request to Iranian humanitarian organisation - local media

N. Korea asks Iran for humanitarian aid
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 1, 2015
Inter-Korean cooperation to prevent natural disaster in N.Korea

Inter-Korean cooperation to prevent natural disaster in N.Korea

S.Korea is advancing cooperation on environmental issues to overcome droughts and deforestation in N.Korea

Inter-Korean cooperation to prevent natural disaster in N.Korea
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi July 1, 2015
Russian company considering wind farms for N. Korea

Russian company considering wind farms for N. Korea

Plans to build 40 megawatt wind farms still under consideration, not greenlit

Russian company considering wind farms for N. Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 30, 2015