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Air China to double Beijing – Pyongyang flight schedule

Air China to double Beijing – Pyongyang flight schedule

Regular travellers tell NK News they are surprised by capacity increase

Air China to double Beijing – Pyongyang flight schedule
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 6, 2014
N. Korea continues to “normalize” villages within closed prison camps

N. Korea continues to “normalize” villages within closed prison camps

Former prison camps now being converted to "ordinary collective farms and mines"

N. Korea continues to “normalize” villages within closed prison camps
Curtis Melvin
Curtis Melvin March 5, 2014
American teacher finds diverse crowd in Pyongyang

American teacher finds diverse crowd in Pyongyang

Some students have 'nightmares' after meeting foreigners, but most are just curious

American teacher finds diverse crowd in Pyongyang
Joseph Sugarman
Joseph Sugarman March 5, 2014
North-South migration, part 4: After 2011, the stream dries out again?

North-South migration, part 4: After 2011, the stream dries out again?

Mix of increased security, propaganda campaigns appear successful in sharply cutting defections

North-South migration, part 4: After 2011, the stream dries out again?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 19, 2014
Subverted Engagement

Subverted Engagement

"The engagers are a growing influence inside the Pyongyang-watching community, even though they are deeply compromised by their need to maintain access"

Subverted Engagement
B.R. Myers
B.R. Myers January 29, 2014
The rapidly developing world of North Korean real estate

The rapidly developing world of North Korean real estate

Prices of homes have increased as much as dozens of times over in the past decade

The rapidly developing world of North Korean real estate
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 29, 2014
How to do business in North Korea

How to do business in North Korea

An inside look at how foreigners conduct business in North Korea

How to do business in North Korea
Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones January 20, 2014
Identified: East Pyongyang’s new shopping mall

Identified: East Pyongyang’s new shopping mall

The most visible sign of new Chinese investment since the ouster of Jang Song Thaek in late 2013

Identified: East Pyongyang’s new shopping mall
Curtis Melvin
Curtis Melvin January 17, 2014
First look: North Korea’s Masikryong Ski Resort

First look: North Korea’s Masikryong Ski Resort

Tour operators share initial impressions and observations from the Masik Ryong ski resort

First look: North Korea’s Masikryong Ski Resort
Ole Jakob Skåtun
Ole Jakob Skåtun January 15, 2014
Western ski companies distance themselves from North Korea

Western ski companies distance themselves from North Korea

In many cases North Korea contacted ski companies directly, only to face rejection

Western ski companies distance themselves from North Korea
Ole Jakob Skåtun
Ole Jakob Skåtun January 10, 2014