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Russian oil keeps flowing to North Korea in the New Year

Russian oil keeps flowing to North Korea in the New Year

Supplies from Russia's far-east appear relatively constant since August, crude oil tanker still loading in China

Russian oil keeps flowing to North Korea in the New Year
NK News
NK News January 5, 2015
Without sponsors, can North Korea grow?

Without sponsors, can North Korea grow?

China’s disapproval, Western outrage, Russia’s economy give Pyongyang few investment options

Without sponsors, can North Korea grow?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 29, 2014
China exports shotgun ammo to North Korea without notifying UN

China exports shotgun ammo to North Korea without notifying UN

Ammunition export is likely a "technical violation" of the DPRK arms embargo

China exports shotgun ammo to North Korea without notifying UN
NK News
NK News December 4, 2014
Will Kim Jong Un ever deliver economic success in North Korea?

Will Kim Jong Un ever deliver economic success in North Korea?

Will North Korea's economy ever make significant improvements?

Will Kim Jong Un ever deliver economic success in North Korea?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 1, 2014
North Korean workers abroad aren’t slaves

North Korean workers abroad aren’t slaves

Far from exploited, laborers outside the North make much more than at home

North Korean workers abroad aren’t slaves
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 27, 2014
The father and son accused of helping N. Korea develop WMDs

The father and son accused of helping N. Korea develop WMDs

In the first major case of its kind, Taiwan nationals Gary and Alex Tsai stand trial for co-ordinating machinery exports for the DPRK

The father and son accused of helping N. Korea develop WMDs
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham November 25, 2014
How the famine helped improve our choices in North Korea

How the famine helped improve our choices in North Korea

How North Korea's devastating famine surprisingly helped improve local access to food and consumer goods

How the famine helped improve our choices in North Korea
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang November 24, 2014
Why Kim Jong Un’s special envoy just met Vladimir Putin

Why Kim Jong Un’s special envoy just met Vladimir Putin

Renewed ties with Moscow may not prove as fruitful as Pyongyang believes

Why Kim Jong Un’s special envoy just met Vladimir Putin
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 20, 2014
How to get whatever you want in North Korea

How to get whatever you want in North Korea

While money can buy anything in North Korea, money is not easy to make

How to get whatever you want in North Korea
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee November 13, 2014
The quiet mountain: Kumgang since 2008

The quiet mountain: Kumgang since 2008

Former site of inter-Korean cooperation sits idle as Pyongyang hunts for new investors

The quiet mountain: Kumgang since 2008
Yvonne Su November 7, 2014