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Information related to the North Korea business sector
OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping
New designations likely further limit chances of seeing OMM ships outside of East Asia
In Northeast China, overworked performers sent home to Pyongyang
Pyongyang Art Troupe lasts just one year in the disillusioning conditions of the Hunchun hotel
North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes
N.Korean tobacco tear-inducingly strong to Southerners, N.Koreans find S.Korean tobacco unmanly
Syria, Iran among N. Korea’s “resilient” customers – Berger
New book highlights areas of ongoing cooperation despite sanctions regimes
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
Despite reported ban, N. Korean seafood exports continue
Imports of cereals also fell again in October, with North Korea importing 70% less that in 2014
Russia, North Korea will sign electric power deal
Government decree says agreement will look to upgrade DPRK power stations, infrastructure
China-N.Korea border bustling and evolving: Expert
Researcher says Chinese perspective on defector crime, unrest should be considered
North Korean tankers return to Russia
Tankers primarily use a terminal operated by a large, independent Russian oil and gas company
North Korea: Stuck in the past or poised for the future?
Experience shows that working with the North works; coercive demands do not
