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Prestigious Pyongyang shoe factory appears to be making inventory for export
Photos show labels in English and featuring international sizing measures
December 27, 2019
Construction of stalled China-DPRK tourist zone near Samjiyon sees new progress
Long-planned Mubong Special Zone part of wider developments in Yanbian’s cross-border projects
December 26, 2019
UN extends NGO’s North Korea sanctions exemption after slow U.S. approval
American aid organization LNKM complained U.S. Treasury to blame for passing original six-month exemption window
December 23, 2019
Russian oil exports to North Korea drop again in October: UN
Russia shipped more than 30,000 tons of refined petroleum to the DPRK between January and October 2019, new UN data show
December 18, 2019
UN awards another sanctions exemption to UNICEF for work in North Korea
Aid group plans to use equipment for vaccinations, maternity care, water sanitation projects in DPRK
December 16, 2019
Chinese grain exports to North Korea drop by half in October: data
DPRK's grain imports from China still higher than any point between spring 2018 and summer of this year
December 13, 2019
North Korean top-priority fertilizer plant appears to be nearing completion
Stated aims of project which opened in mid-2017 are to boost agricultural production and “C1” chemical industry
December 13, 2019
As UN worker ban looms, Russian tourism and student visas for North Koreans soar
Interior ministry data could reflect attempts to circumvent new sanctions, analysts say
December 12, 2019
Vietnamese oil tanker which visited N. Korea seized by Malaysian commando unit
Only one crew member found after 5000-tonne vessel seized, others reportedly returned to respective countries
December 12, 2019
North Korean space agency reappears amid speculation over renewed activity
Developments by National Aerospace Development Administration promoted in banner on new intranet portal
December 10, 2019
