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N.Korea undertakes large construction project outside of Kaesong
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N.Korea undertakes large construction project outside of Kaesong

Thousands of factory workers from Kaesong likely recruited to help during 70 day labor campaign

N.Korea undertakes large construction project outside of Kaesong
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 24, 2016
‘Owning’ a home in North Korea

‘Owning’ a home in North Korea

Residency rights and restrictions on moving means one all but owns the place

‘Owning’ a home in North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 24, 2016
Signs of economic bustle in N.Korea, but will it last?
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Signs of economic bustle in N.Korea, but will it last?

Field notes from inside the country reveal successes, but also stresses and stalemates

Signs of economic bustle in N.Korea, but will it last?
NK News
NK News May 23, 2016
North Korea to host inaugural international air show

North Korea to host inaugural international air show

Air Show greenlighted by Pyongyang authorities despite sanctions on aviation fuel to North Korea

North Korea to host inaugural international air show
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 20, 2016
Business across North Korea’s border

Business across North Korea’s border

China-based trader details six years of business deals with the North, including recent troubles

Business across North Korea’s border
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 20, 2016
The highlights and hindrances of teaching N.Koreans entrepreneurship

The highlights and hindrances of teaching N.Koreans entrepreneurship

Despite difficulties obtaining donor support, NGO trained record number of N.Koreans last year

The highlights and hindrances of teaching N.Koreans entrepreneurship
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 17, 2016
North Korea’s slaves: It’s about agency, not pay

North Korea’s slaves: It’s about agency, not pay

The North must be forced to use its free citizen market, curtail use of coerced foreign laborers

North Korea’s slaves: It’s about agency, not pay
Robert Potter
Robert Potter May 16, 2016
A Korean Autonomous Territory in Mongolia?

A Korean Autonomous Territory in Mongolia?

North Korean economic nationalism has an exploitative side, which can backfire

A Korean Autonomous Territory in Mongolia?
Balazs Szalontai
Balazs Szalontai May 13, 2016
Sanctions will hurt everyone but North Korea’s leaders

Sanctions will hurt everyone but North Korea’s leaders

If anything sanction will cause authorities to crack down on nascent marketization in the North

Sanctions will hurt everyone but North Korea’s leaders
Georgy Toloraya
Georgy Toloraya May 12, 2016
Air Koryo’s scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February
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Air Koryo’s scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February

Absence of flights on national airliner may indicate impact of UNSC resolution passed in March

Air Koryo’s scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 10, 2016
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