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Photo tour part 1: Inside North Korea’s Rason intl’ trade fair
Part one of NK Pro's exclusive photo tour of the recently held 6th annual Rason trade fair
The great North Korean soju fiasco: Inside the curious case of Steve Park
New details from former partner shed further light on doomed ventures
Rason international trade fair wraps up, 100+ companies present
Amid shift towards consumer goods, fair has reached its peak, analyst suggests
What is marketization and when did it begin in North Korea?
Late '70s reform in foreign trade sector one of the earliest catalysts for marketization
Touring North Korea part 5: Detentions and arrests
Are arrests going up under Kim Jong Un due to greater volume of tourists, or new security policies?
Singaporean investor behind new Pyongyang department store revealed
Firm within walking distance of two known North Korean entities in Singapore
Chinese defense company opened subsidiary North Korea office in 2011
Beijing Changfeng is foreign business arm of Chinese aerospace and defense company
Touring North Korea part 4: Barriers to growth of the industry
For now the barriers to market expansion are significant, coming on nearly every side imaginable
The Ramen regime: A seven day diet in North Korea
"Ramen was actually seen as a diet food by people in my region of North Korea"
Trade with Liaoning near N. Korea generated $1.2 billion so far in 2016
Chinese customs data also shows that North Korea moves more coal by sea than overland
