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Doing business in the DPRK: N. Korea’s contemporary investment climate

Doing business in the DPRK: N. Korea’s contemporary investment climate

In part one of survey series, five business specialists explain N. Korea's investment climate

Doing business in the DPRK: N. Korea’s contemporary investment climate
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 30, 2014
Why North Koreans are driven to drive

Why North Koreans are driven to drive

How cars became a status symbol north of the DMZ, and why this carries over after defection

Why North Koreans are driven to drive
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 23, 2014
How Saigon’s premier night spot ended up in North Korea

How Saigon’s premier night spot ended up in North Korea

The odd story of the first floating hotel's 13000 km journey to the DPRK

How Saigon’s premier night spot ended up in North Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 19, 2014
Funding a DPRK diplomatic deficit: Cigarettes, alcohol and hashish

Funding a DPRK diplomatic deficit: Cigarettes, alcohol and hashish

How North Korea's Scandinavia based diplomats resorted to creative means to generate revenues during 1970s

Funding a DPRK diplomatic deficit: Cigarettes, alcohol and hashish
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young September 12, 2014
Sanctioned North Korean shipping company still operating
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Sanctioned North Korean shipping company still operating

Analysis of tracking data shows that OMM's Chinese operations remain unaffected

Sanctioned North Korean shipping company still operating
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 12, 2014
Inside North Korea’s 2014 Rason Trade Fair

Inside North Korea’s 2014 Rason Trade Fair

NK News takes a look around the 4th International Trade Fair in Rason

Inside North Korea’s 2014 Rason Trade Fair
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 10, 2014
North Korea’s 42 ton black-market alcohol imports in Pakistan

North Korea’s 42 ton black-market alcohol imports in Pakistan

Ben Young looks at the DPRK’s involvement in the black-market alcohol trade

North Korea’s 42 ton black-market alcohol imports in Pakistan
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young September 5, 2014
Black market cash: The real value of N. Korean won

Black market cash: The real value of N. Korean won

Differences in official, unofficial exchange rates can lead to confusing economic reports

Black market cash: The real value of N. Korean won
Rob York
Rob York September 1, 2014
Mapped: North Korea’s oil routes
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Mapped: North Korea’s oil routes

North Korea takes Russian oil while China's crude cut-off seems increasingly unlikely

Mapped: North Korea’s oil routes
James Byrne
James Byrne | Leo Byrne August 28, 2014
Mapped: North Korea’s oil routes

Mapped: North Korea’s oil routes

North Korea takes Russian oil while China's crude cut-off seems increasingly unlikely

Mapped: North Korea’s oil routes
James Byrne
James Byrne | Leo Byrne August 28, 2014