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July 16, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ole Jakob Skåtun

Ole Jakob Skåtun

Ole Jakob Skåtun is a freelance journalist. In addition to reporting on Korean affairs for newspapers in his native Norway, his previous work also includes freelance work from Russia.

Evergreen

Capitalist credentials: N. Korea sympathizer group’s huge profit on access to country

Sources, independent reporting point to KFA leader charging outrageous rates, exaggerating own status in the North

Ole Jakob SkåtunOle Jakob SkåtunJanuary 15, 2015
News

China builds cross-border bridge to N.Korea

21.9 million investment project will connect Tumen to Chongjin

Ole Jakob SkåtunOle Jakob SkåtunMay 23, 2014
Analysis

Last word not said on the Northern Limit Line – Delury

Time ripe for applying Trustpolitik to the Yellow Sea maritime border – expert

Ole Jakob SkåtunOle Jakob SkåtunMay 22, 2014
News

North Korea’s external trade reaches record high – Report

But trickle-down effects likely to be small, according to expert

Ole Jakob SkåtunOle Jakob SkåtunMay 22, 2014
Analysis

What night-time satellite imagery says about N. Korea – and what it doesn’t

Can be useful source of information, if applied correctly

Ole Jakob SkåtunOle Jakob SkåtunMay 16, 2014
Interviews

Sanctions increase regional inequality, cross-border trade – report

Adapting to int'l sanctions, N.Korean leadership redistributes resources to urban centers, according to study

Ole Jakob SkåtunOle Jakob SkåtunMay 12, 2014
Evergreen

State Dept. North Korea grants could entail risk of criminal punishment

State Department call for funding proposals contradicts "do no harm" strategy advocated by UN COI

News

China and N. Korea simplify border-crossing procedures

Agreement is the latest in a series of recent moves aimed at increasing the flow of tourists into the country

Ole Jakob SkåtunOle Jakob SkåtunMay 5, 2014
News

N. Korea conducts live fire drills near western maritime border

Artillery exercise comes amid mounting tensions on the peninsula

Ole Jakob SkåtunOle Jakob SkåtunApril 29, 2014
News

Russian region signs trade deal with N. Korea

Deal first result of three-day visit by high-ranking Russian delegation to Pyongyang

Ole Jakob SkåtunOle Jakob SkåtunApril 29, 2014
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