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Overseas workers key to sanctioning N.Korea: think tank

Overseas workers key to sanctioning N.Korea: think tank

Trade in commodities no longer key to how Pyongyang acquires hard currency

Overseas workers key to sanctioning N.Korea: think tank
Jiwon Song January 20, 2016
Choe Ryong Hae re-emerges, accompanies Kim Jong Un
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Choe Ryong Hae re-emerges, accompanies Kim Jong Un

A few months of revolutionary education normal even for top officials, expert says

Choe Ryong Hae re-emerges, accompanies Kim Jong Un
JH Ahn
JH Ahn January 20, 2016
AFP signs agreement to establish North Korean bureau

AFP signs agreement to establish North Korean bureau

The agency's Pyongyang office will focus on picture and video, hiring two KCNA staff

AFP signs agreement to establish North Korean bureau
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi January 20, 2016
North Korean hedgehog cartoon a metaphor for nuclear strength

North Korean hedgehog cartoon a metaphor for nuclear strength

Video was also released in 2005 following Pyongyang's declaration of nuclear capability

North Korean hedgehog cartoon a metaphor for nuclear strength
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi January 19, 2016
N. Korea says it will upgrade rail to handle increasing coal
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N. Korea says it will upgrade rail to handle increasing coal

The DPRK's aging rail infrastructure is a likely bottleneck on moving coal around the country

N. Korea says it will upgrade rail to handle increasing coal
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne January 19, 2016
Korea Military Academy considers resuming ‘unification’ motto

Korea Military Academy considers resuming ‘unification’ motto

S. Korean military considering harder-line slogan after Pyongyang’s nuclear test

Korea Military Academy considers resuming ‘unification’ motto
JH Ahn
JH Ahn January 19, 2016
UN special rapporteur visits Japan to discuss abduction issue

UN special rapporteur visits Japan to discuss abduction issue

Darusman promises more pressure on North Korea to settle abduction issue

UN special rapporteur visits Japan to discuss abduction issue
Jiwon Song January 19, 2016
Chinese border town residents distrust N.Koreans, outsiders

Chinese border town residents distrust N.Koreans, outsiders

At tense times, Changbai residents aren't shy in expressing distrust of visitors, especially Korean

Chinese border town residents distrust N.Koreans, outsiders
Lawrence Steele January 18, 2016
U.N. postpones training program for N. Korean diplomats: Yonhap

U.N. postpones training program for N. Korean diplomats: Yonhap

Following Davos Forum rejection, UN refuses to train N. Korean intelligence

U.N. postpones training program for N. Korean diplomats: Yonhap
Jiwon Song January 18, 2016
N.Korean speakers broadcasting inward: S.Korean media

N.Korean speakers broadcasting inward: S.Korean media

Pyongyang implementing advanced ‘sound masking effect’ to counter Seoul, says expert

N.Korean speakers broadcasting inward: S.Korean media
JH Ahn
JH Ahn January 18, 2016