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N.Korea, China to open tax free trade zone

N.Korea, China to open tax free trade zone

New zone will be for residents near the border at Dandong, set to open in October

N.Korea, China to open tax free trade zone
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 14, 2015
North Korea adding to electricity grid

North Korea adding to electricity grid

New footage indicates 20 year power plant construction project could be nearing completion

North Korea adding to electricity grid
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 13, 2015
Red Cross, UNICEF announce N.Korean drought aid

Red Cross, UNICEF announce N.Korean drought aid

Diseases from poor access to clean drinking water on the rise - N. Korean Ministry of Health

Red Cross, UNICEF announce N.Korean drought aid
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 9, 2015
S. Korea says it will not return North Korean fishermen

S. Korea says it will not return North Korean fishermen

Ministry of Unification says it will respect the wishes of three rescued fishermen who want to defect

S. Korea says it will not return North Korean fishermen
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 9, 2015
More than 2800 companies in North Korea – researcher

More than 2800 companies in North Korea – researcher

Research focused on manufacture and energy companies, not smaller individually owned enterprises

More than 2800 companies in North Korea – researcher
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 8, 2015
North Korean defection by the numbers
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North Korean defection by the numbers

Most recent data show falling numbers, changing ratios and factors affection defection

North Korean defection by the numbers
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 8, 2015
10 N. Korean crewmen possibly repatriated from Mexico – local media
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10 N. Korean crewmen possibly repatriated from Mexico – local media

Crew left the Mu Du Bong ober the weekend, after some members applied for humanitarian visas

10 N. Korean crewmen possibly repatriated from Mexico – local media
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 7, 2015
Japan admits Koreans forced to work on UNESCO candidate sites

Japan admits Koreans forced to work on UNESCO candidate sites

News comes as N. Korea misses deadline for providing Tokyo with information on abductees

Japan admits Koreans forced to work on UNESCO candidate sites
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 6, 2015
N. Korean oil tankers movement indicates refinery, power plant presence
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N. Korean oil tankers movement indicates refinery, power plant presence

NK News ship tracker shows oil tankers visiting the facility, also visible on satellite imagery

N. Korean oil tankers movement indicates refinery, power plant presence
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 3, 2015
N. Korea releases ‘satisfactory’ new SLBM test details

N. Korea releases ‘satisfactory’ new SLBM test details

Short passage in Pictorial Korea magazine outlines some of test's purposes

N. Korea releases ‘satisfactory’ new SLBM test details
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 2, 2015