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Plastic surgery in North Korea: More common than you’d think

Plastic surgery in North Korea: More common than you’d think

"Some of my friends tried to make double-eyelids with transparent sticky tapes made in the shape of eyelids"

Plastic surgery in North Korea: More common than you’d think
Mina Yoon
Mina Yoon October 2, 2013
Luxury purchases and the North Korean embassy in Beijing

Luxury purchases and the North Korean embassy in Beijing

Those selling to N. Koreans may be unaware of UN sanctions

Luxury purchases and the North Korean embassy in Beijing
NK News
NK News October 2, 2013
Pyongsong: Site of the revolution to come?

Pyongsong: Site of the revolution to come?

City near North Korea’s capital has become center of national commerce

Pyongsong: Site of the revolution to come?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 20, 2013
How Kaesong could offer the key to Korean reunification

How Kaesong could offer the key to Korean reunification

Former Minister of Unification says German, Vietnamese models won’t work in Korea

How Kaesong could offer the key to Korean reunification
Subin Kim
Subin Kim September 18, 2013
What it’s like to spend a night in a North Korean house

What it’s like to spend a night in a North Korean house

North Korean homestay offers unparalleled scenery, interaction with locals

What it’s like to spend a night in a North Korean house
Susan Ahn
Susan Ahn September 13, 2013
Why the renewal of operations at Kaesong is a good thing

Why the renewal of operations at Kaesong is a good thing

Latest agreement on facility offers opportunity to build trust, reduce tensions

Why the renewal of operations at Kaesong is a good thing
Jort van Oosterhout
Jort van Oosterhout September 11, 2013
‘I Was Told There Would be Robots’

‘I Was Told There Would be Robots’

Examining the misconceptions and morality of traveling to North Korea

‘I Was Told There Would be Robots’
Matt Alesevich
Matt Alesevich September 6, 2013
North Korea promotes beach holidays via domestic ad. campaign

North Korea promotes beach holidays via domestic ad. campaign

Push to promote beach vacations suggests holidays no longer solely for elite

North Korea promotes beach holidays via domestic ad. campaign
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald September 3, 2013
Mixed evidence on Chinese implementation of N. Korea sanctions

Mixed evidence on Chinese implementation of N. Korea sanctions

Paraxoically, Chinese businesses may be primary beneficiaries of sanctions on N. Korea

Mixed evidence on Chinese implementation of N. Korea sanctions
Andray Abrahamian
Andray Abrahamian August 29, 2013
Understanding past, present and future inter-Korean relations

Understanding past, present and future inter-Korean relations

Kaesong, cellphones and the future of the peninsula: an interview with Dr. Chang-hyun Jung

Understanding past, present and future inter-Korean relations
Subin Kim
Subin Kim August 28, 2013