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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
Businessmen meet with North Korean officials over Kaesong wage dispute

Businessmen meet with North Korean officials over Kaesong wage dispute

Business association suggests that planned anti-Pyongyang leaflet launch could hinder talks over complex

Businessmen meet with North Korean officials over Kaesong wage dispute
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald March 19, 2015
North Korean exports to Russia increase in 2014
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North Korean exports to Russia increase in 2014

Total trade values still low, with overall trade decreasing on the back of falling oil prices

North Korean exports to Russia increase in 2014
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 18, 2015
China, not U.S., seeks peace in North Korea: scholar

China, not U.S., seeks peace in North Korea: scholar

Korean unification would be bonanza not only for Koreans but for all Northeast Asia, academic says

China, not U.S., seeks peace in North Korea: scholar
Subin Kim
Subin Kim March 18, 2015
China appoints new ambassador to North Korea

China appoints new ambassador to North Korea

Career diplomat Li Jinjun to become Beijing's new envoy to Pyongyang as part of rotation

China appoints new ambassador to North Korea
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi March 18, 2015
Taiwanese businessman gets 2 years for violating N.Korea sanctions

Taiwanese businessman gets 2 years for violating N.Korea sanctions

24-month sentence follows 2014 guilty plea over conspiring violate U.S. proliferation laws

Taiwanese businessman gets 2 years for violating N.Korea sanctions
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald March 18, 2015
Cuba, North Korea reaffirm close ties

Cuba, North Korea reaffirm close ties

Havana negotiating with Washington does not necessarily require turning on Pyongyang, experts say

Cuba, North Korea reaffirm close ties
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 17, 2015