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Review: Offering red pill about North Korea, new book instead jettisons truth

Review: Offering red pill about North Korea, new book instead jettisons truth

While aiming to humanize North Koreans, Felix Abt’s latest presents misleading critiques of Western narratives

Review: Offering red pill about North Korea, new book instead jettisons truth
David Tizzard
David Tizzard March 1, 2022
Hong Kong companies paid $45 million for oil delivered to North Korea: Report

Hong Kong companies paid $45 million for oil delivered to North Korea: Report

Evidence from UN Panel of Experts report ties payments to Taiwanese firm allegedly linked to major oil trader

Hong Kong companies paid $45 million for oil delivered to North Korea: Report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell March 1, 2022
How a North Korean businessman’s high-rise dreams came crashing down
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How a North Korean businessman’s high-rise dreams came crashing down

A defector’s memoir illuminates how private entrepreneurs, relying on bribery, drove a construction boom in Pyongyang

How a North Korean businessman’s high-rise dreams came crashing down
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 25, 2022
Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report
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Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report

Oil tanker acquired around the same time Pyongyang appeared to accelerate smuggling operations in May 2021

Seoul-based middleman suspected of transferring ship to North Korea: UN report
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer February 24, 2022
Coal, ships and steel: New Hong Kong company flouts DPRK sanctions, report says
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Coal, ships and steel: New Hong Kong company flouts DPRK sanctions, report says

Firm’s murky origins and alleged dealings fit the bill of Pyongyang’s usual cast of overseas collaborators

Coal, ships and steel: New Hong Kong company flouts DPRK sanctions, report says
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell February 22, 2022
North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign

North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign

KCNA drops Gregorian calendar from website in a move one expert said may be related to upcoming Kim Il Sung holiday

North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 22, 2022
How North Korea’s rock-bottom credit rating hampers major development plans

How North Korea’s rock-bottom credit rating hampers major development plans

North Korea must take reforms more seriously to capitalize on high financial literacy in the country, experts say

How North Korea’s rock-bottom credit rating hampers major development plans
Harry Clynch
Harry Clynch February 22, 2022
What’s in it for the working man? Why North Koreans show up for low-wage jobs

What’s in it for the working man? Why North Koreans show up for low-wage jobs

State-assigned jobs rarely pay a livable salary, but there are other benefits for reporting to one’s workplace

What’s in it for the working man? Why North Koreans show up for low-wage jobs
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov February 16, 2022
North Korean spy ran hotels, casinos and travel agency in Cambodia: UN report

North Korean spy ran hotels, casinos and travel agency in Cambodia: UN report

Expert says Cambodia has been a ‘gold mine’ for North Korean operatives looking to set up shop

North Korean spy ran hotels, casinos and travel agency in Cambodia: UN report
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell February 15, 2022
The China connection: North Korea’s nuclear operations in the Middle Kingdom
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The China connection: North Korea’s nuclear operations in the Middle Kingdom

Recent missile tests underscore the importance of North Korea's procurement and proliferation networks in China

The China connection: North Korea’s nuclear operations in the Middle Kingdom
Gary Somerville | James Byrne February 14, 2022
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