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Italian food’s popularity booms in North Korea, waitress says

Italian food’s popularity booms in North Korea, waitress says

Northerners have also developed popular indigenous twists such as kimchi pizza, crown daisy pizza

Italian food’s popularity booms in North Korea, waitress says
Subin Kim
Subin Kim March 23, 2015
N. Korea threatens to attack leaflet senders

N. Korea threatens to attack leaflet senders

KPA warns of 'firepower strike,' recommends border area residents evacuate for own safety

N. Korea threatens to attack leaflet senders
Subin Kim
Subin Kim March 22, 2015
DPRK soldier arrested, another on the run after defection into China – South Korean media

DPRK soldier arrested, another on the run after defection into China – South Korean media

Defection by armed soldiers follows late-2014 murder of four Chinese civilians by KPA soldier

DPRK soldier arrested, another on the run after defection into China – South Korean media
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald March 20, 2015
Statement regarding ‘nightlife’ column error

Statement regarding ‘nightlife’ column error

Ask a North Korean column contained inaccurate information, has been withdrawn from site

Statement regarding ‘nightlife’ column error
NK News
NK News March 20, 2015
Sanction North Korean space agency, says UN Panel of Experts

Sanction North Korean space agency, says UN Panel of Experts

NADA believed to be exploring technology that could benefit ballistic missile programs

Sanction North Korean space agency, says UN Panel of Experts
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 20, 2015
Huge number of North Korean coal mines not working: RFA

Huge number of North Korean coal mines not working: RFA

Only two mines out of 100-plus still in service in North Hamgyong province, the report says

Huge number of North Korean coal mines not working: RFA
Subin Kim
Subin Kim March 20, 2015
North Korean media targets Jang Jin-sung, continues attacks on high-profile defectors

North Korean media targets Jang Jin-sung, continues attacks on high-profile defectors

Article follows similar attacks on high-profile defectors

North Korean media targets Jang Jin-sung, continues attacks on high-profile defectors
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald March 20, 2015
Kim Jong Un expected to visit Moscow, Russian official tells CNN

Kim Jong Un expected to visit Moscow, Russian official tells CNN

Quotes from anonymous government official may add credence to rumors

Kim Jong Un expected to visit Moscow, Russian official tells CNN
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald March 19, 2015
North Korean electronics imports drop in January

North Korean electronics imports drop in January

Cellphone imports from China fall by more than 90 percent, while LCD TVs, laptops also decreased

North Korean electronics imports drop in January
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 19, 2015
U.S. to deploy THAAD battery to southern ROK city: local media

U.S. to deploy THAAD battery to southern ROK city: local media

THAAD to be deployed to city of Daegu by 2017 despite objections from China

U.S. to deploy THAAD battery to southern ROK city: local media
Subin Kim
Subin Kim March 19, 2015