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NGOs, businesses calling for cancellation of May 24 sanctions

NGOs, businesses calling for cancellation of May 24 sanctions

Business people who invested in North Korea are under economic hardship, religious people, relief activists commonly asking for resuming inter-Korean exchanges

NGOs, businesses calling for cancellation of May 24 sanctions
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 6, 2015
N. Korea adds wind, solar at Nampho

N. Korea adds wind, solar at Nampho

The DPRK continues to add renewable power to facilities, though likely only supplement to other sources

N. Korea adds wind, solar at Nampho
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 5, 2015
Kim Dae-jung’s widow heads for North Korea

Kim Dae-jung’s widow heads for North Korea

Lee Hui-ho departs for Pyongyang airport, though meeting Kim Jong Un not confirmed

Kim Dae-jung’s widow heads for North Korea
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 5, 2015
N.Korean husbandry, agriculture potential avenues for cooperation: expert

N.Korean husbandry, agriculture potential avenues for cooperation: expert

Kim Jong Un-era features privatization tendency, growth of husbandry supports increasing needs of new middle class

N.Korean husbandry, agriculture potential avenues for cooperation: expert
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 4, 2015
Explosion at DMZ injures two

Explosion at DMZ injures two

Two soldiers suffered serious leg injuries in possible landmine explosion

Explosion at DMZ injures two
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 4, 2015
North Korean FM to attend ASEAN forum

North Korean FM to attend ASEAN forum

No discussion between North and South Korea planned, Tokyo will look to push abduction issue

North Korean FM to attend ASEAN forum
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 3, 2015
North Korea won’t attend CISM games in South

North Korea won’t attend CISM games in South

North reverses decision on participating in Mungyeong military sports festival, dealing new setback to inter-Korean relations

North Korea won’t attend CISM games in South
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 3, 2015
N.Korean athletes succeed in international competition

N.Korean athletes succeed in international competition

Diver wins gold at World Aquatics Championships; N.Korean wrestlers medal thanks to concentrated training

N.Korean athletes succeed in international competition
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi July 31, 2015
N. Korean rice yields down 12%: UN FAO

N. Korean rice yields down 12%: UN FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization says production of rice, maize and other crops hit by drought

N. Korean rice yields down 12%: UN FAO
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 31, 2015
Houthis may have fired North Korean missiles – South Korean intelligence

Houthis may have fired North Korean missiles – South Korean intelligence

Reports of Hwasong missiles being used in Yemen unverified, difficult to confirm

Houthis may have fired North Korean missiles – South Korean intelligence
Scott LaFoy
Scott LaFoy July 31, 2015