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N.Korean media: Families tell of ‘happy lives’ at reunions

N.Korean media: Families tell of ‘happy lives’ at reunions

S. Korean participants in previous reunion say relatives feared state monitoring, showed signs of hunger

N.Korean media: Families tell of ‘happy lives’ at reunions
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi October 21, 2015
North Korea releases HD video of completed farm project

North Korea releases HD video of completed farm project

New facilities include distance learning, hair salon, Pyongyang Zoo also nearing completion

North Korea releases HD video of completed farm project
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne October 21, 2015
North Korea and Russia looking to build new bridge

North Korea and Russia looking to build new bridge

Floating bridge will be for vehicle transport across the Tumen river, car ferry and hydro plant renovation also discussed

North Korea and Russia looking to build new bridge
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne October 20, 2015
N.Korean defectors rally in support of state-sponsored textbook

N.Korean defectors rally in support of state-sponsored textbook

Defector-turned-university student parodies 'Dear Leader' Park Geun-hye's push to revise textbooks

N.Korean defectors rally in support of state-sponsored textbook
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi October 20, 2015
Separated families from S. Korea arrive at Mount Kumgang

Separated families from S. Korea arrive at Mount Kumgang

Families will have 12 hours over three days to meet with relatives from over the border

Separated families from S. Korea arrive at Mount Kumgang
JH Ahn
JH Ahn October 20, 2015
N. Korean membership of Intl’ Astronautical Federation ‘revoked’

N. Korean membership of Intl’ Astronautical Federation ‘revoked’

South Korean space agency complained of North Korean membership

N. Korean membership of Intl’ Astronautical Federation ‘revoked’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 19, 2015
S.Korean farmers urge to provide rice to N.Korea

S.Korean farmers urge to provide rice to N.Korea

Continuous rich harvests, rice already in stock makes rice price keep decreasing, causing difficulty to farmers

S.Korean farmers urge to provide rice to N.Korea
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi October 19, 2015
Report: N.Korea’s foreign exchange earnings set to decrease

Report: N.Korea’s foreign exchange earnings set to decrease

Chinese use of N.Korean minerals declining due to oversupply, pollution, resulting in dim prospects

Report: N.Korea’s foreign exchange earnings set to decrease
Hyun-bi Park
Hyun-bi Park October 16, 2015
Historian at joint-Korea excavation makes policy proposals

Historian at joint-Korea excavation makes policy proposals

Expert says legal measures, organization to advance excavation required for future cooperation

Historian at joint-Korea excavation makes policy proposals
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi October 16, 2015
The plot to smuggle 100 kg of ‘N. Korean’ meth into America

The plot to smuggle 100 kg of ‘N. Korean’ meth into America

The larger-than-life attempt to bring (allegedly) DPRK-made drugs into the U.S. and what it tells us about N.Korea’s links to the international drug trade

The plot to smuggle 100 kg of ‘N. Korean’ meth into America
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham October 15, 2015