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Survey: Marketization has mixed effects on N. Koreans’ mindsets

Survey: Marketization has mixed effects on N. Koreans’ mindsets

Examination of North Koreans shows strong identification of ownership with happiness, but not necessarily success

Survey: Marketization has mixed effects on N. Koreans’ mindsets
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 19, 2015
UN allocates $6 million to N. Korea in emergency funds

UN allocates $6 million to N. Korea in emergency funds

The money will be used in worst affected areas for rations, treatements for waterborne diseses

UN allocates $6 million to N. Korea in emergency funds
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 19, 2015
Russia invites South and North Korean ministers

Russia invites South and North Korean ministers

South Korea confirms invite; Russia wants unofficial meeting to discuss trilateral coal cooperation

Russia invites South and North Korean ministers
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 18, 2015
Two Koreas finally reach Kaesong minimum wage agreement

Two Koreas finally reach Kaesong minimum wage agreement

South, North decide on increase of 5 percent, following months of brinksmanship, stalled negotiations

Two Koreas finally reach Kaesong minimum wage agreement
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 18, 2015
MoU says will follow new N. Korean time zone at Kaesong

MoU says will follow new N. Korean time zone at Kaesong

However North and South Korean employees will have different schedules, will cause confusion - source

MoU says will follow new N. Korean time zone at Kaesong
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 17, 2015
S.Korean factions lay out competing unification visions

S.Korean factions lay out competing unification visions

S.Korean president doubles down on 'trust-building,' cultural exchanges, while NPAD leader proposes large-scale economic plan

S.Korean factions lay out competing unification visions
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 17, 2015
North Korea fights back, broadcasts own propaganda at South

North Korea fights back, broadcasts own propaganda at South

Competing broadcasts will mostly serve to drown one another out, military official says

North Korea fights back, broadcasts own propaganda at South
Ina Yoon
Ina Yoon August 17, 2015
Americans rally for Korean unification at Washington’s Lincoln Memorial

Americans rally for Korean unification at Washington’s Lincoln Memorial

In searing heat, crowds rally for unification as part of 'One Dream One Korea' initiative

Americans rally for Korean unification at Washington’s Lincoln Memorial
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 17, 2015
The symbolic value of Kim Il Sung’s pistols for N. Koreans

The symbolic value of Kim Il Sung’s pistols for N. Koreans

Commemorative war pistols could foretell N. Korea's future direction, says Sejong Institute researcher

The symbolic value of Kim Il Sung’s pistols for N. Koreans
JH Ahn
JH Ahn August 14, 2015
Row your boat: A S. Korean’s unusual Liberation Day plans

Row your boat: A S. Korean’s unusual Liberation Day plans

Instead of a day off, activist plans a boat trip North, and invites others to come along

Row your boat: A S. Korean’s unusual Liberation Day plans
Elizabeth Jae
Elizabeth Jae | Ha-young Choi August 14, 2015