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Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters

Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters

Debacles of recent Orascom investment and Morangbong visit to China will have little impact

Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 17, 2015
North Korea reveals more economic zone plans
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North Korea reveals more economic zone plans

DPRK wants Sinuiju to have own power station, air and sea ports, gas infrastructure

North Korea reveals more economic zone plans
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 17, 2015
Poker in Pyongyang: Life and death in North Korea’s casinos

Poker in Pyongyang: Life and death in North Korea’s casinos

Foreign employee’s death raises questions about ownership of country’s gambling industry

Poker in Pyongyang: Life and death in North Korea’s casinos
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 16, 2015
North Korean ski-resort closed until mid-January
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North Korean ski-resort closed until mid-January

Both the Masikryong resort's hotel and slopes closed to due to unspecified renovations

North Korean ski-resort closed until mid-January
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 11, 2015
What’s brewing: How to make and drink your own beer in N.Korea

What’s brewing: How to make and drink your own beer in N.Korea

Drinking is very popular in the North, so much so that strong alcohol is treated like a 'soft drink'

What’s brewing: How to make and drink your own beer in N.Korea
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee December 10, 2015
OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping

OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping

New designations likely further limit chances of seeing OMM ships outside of East Asia

OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 10, 2015
In Northeast China, overworked performers sent home to Pyongyang

In Northeast China, overworked performers sent home to Pyongyang

Pyongyang Art Troupe lasts just one year in the disillusioning conditions of the Hunchun hotel

In Northeast China, overworked performers sent home to Pyongyang
NK News
NK News December 8, 2015
North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes

North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes

N.Korean tobacco tear-inducingly strong to Southerners, N.Koreans find S.Korean tobacco unmanly

North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes
Michelle Lee December 8, 2015
Syria, Iran among N. Korea’s “resilient” customers – Berger
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Syria, Iran among N. Korea’s “resilient” customers – Berger

New book highlights areas of ongoing cooperation despite sanctions regimes

Syria, Iran among N. Korea’s “resilient” customers – Berger
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 7, 2015
U.S.-Iran deal could lead to more Iranian oil in N. Korea
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U.S.-Iran deal could lead to more Iranian oil in N. Korea

Easing Iranian oil sanctions could see more exports or re-exports from China: Congressional report

U.S.-Iran deal could lead to more Iranian oil in N. Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 7, 2015
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