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Leo Byrne

Leo Byrne

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Only small part of new North Korean tax free trade zone open

Photo of new bridge taken in November also indicates no progress on DPRK side

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneJanuary 4, 2016
News

‘Hundreds’ of foreign companies in DPRK – local media

Article in Pyongyang Times comes amid news of trouble with Orascom

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneJanuary 4, 2016
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‘Hundreds’ of foreign companies in DPRK – local media

Article in Pyongyang Times comes amid news of trouble with Orascom

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneJanuary 4, 2016
News

North Korean cereal imports down again in November

DPRK food imports continue slide that started in the summer months, despite drought

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneJanuary 1, 2016
Evergreen

Sinuiju tourist area cost $7 million, paid for by China

Travel company advertising day trips to the new tourist zone for $120

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneDecember 31, 2015
News

Pro snowboarders heading to North Korea

Three professional snowboarders will visit the Masikryong ski resort in January as part of tour

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneDecember 29, 2015
Analysis

North Korea maintains coal export revenues in 2015

So far revenues down just 6% on last year, Vietnamese withdrawal from market likely reason

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneDecember 28, 2015
News

Third Paekdu power plant to be completed by May – DPRK media

News follows visit by a delegation of Russian energy specialists to North Korea last week

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneDecember 24, 2015
Evergreen

North Korea opens new tourist zone at Sinuiju

Area currently open to Chinese tourists who can visit without visa - tour operator

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneDecember 23, 2015
Evergreen

All that glitters: Israel’s gold exports to North Korea

Official appears to give incorrect data on gold and other exports to the DPRK

Leo ByrneLeo ByrneDecember 22, 2015