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Ask a North Korean: how do you feel about the UN ban on overseas workers?

Ask a North Korean: how do you feel about the UN ban on overseas workers?

"I couldn't help but sigh at the news that North Korean overseas workers were being sent back to North Korea"

Ask a North Korean: how do you feel about the UN ban on overseas workers?
In-hua Kim December 23, 2019
UN ban on North Korean overseas workers comes into effect 

UN ban on North Korean overseas workers comes into effect 

December 22 deadline set by UN sanctions in 2017 arrives as reports mixed on last-minute enforcement efforts

UN ban on North Korean overseas workers comes into effect 
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 22, 2019
Indonesia wants to import North Korea’s Taedonggang beer, boost other trade

Indonesia wants to import North Korea’s Taedonggang beer, boost other trade

Plans would add to what Indonesian ambassador said were Pyongyang brewery's $2 million in exports to China

Indonesia wants to import North Korea’s Taedonggang beer, boost other trade
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 20, 2019
Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020

Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020

Rising tensions do not bode well for the North Korean leader — or his people

Eight years into his rule, Kim Jong Un faces grim choices in 2020
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy December 16, 2019
Photos of Air China refueling in Pyongyang raise questions about supply-lines
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Photos of Air China refueling in Pyongyang raise questions about supply-lines

Despite sanctions and short route distance, Air China’s 737s regularly connect to Air Koryo fuel trucks

Photos of Air China refueling in Pyongyang raise questions about supply-lines
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Jacob Fromer December 16, 2019
Chinese grain exports to North Korea drop by half in October: data
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Chinese grain exports to North Korea drop by half in October: data

DPRK's grain imports from China still higher than any point between spring 2018 and summer of this year

Chinese grain exports to North Korea drop by half in October: data
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer December 13, 2019
North Korean top-priority fertilizer plant appears to be nearing completion
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North Korean top-priority fertilizer plant appears to be nearing completion

Stated aims of project which opened in mid-2017 are to boost agricultural production and “C1” chemical industry

North Korean top-priority fertilizer plant appears to be nearing completion
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 13, 2019
As UN worker ban looms, Russian tourism and student visas for North Koreans soar
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As UN worker ban looms, Russian tourism and student visas for North Koreans soar

Interior ministry data could reflect attempts to circumvent new sanctions, analysts say

As UN worker ban looms, Russian tourism and student visas for North Koreans soar
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer December 12, 2019
North Korea and Syria sign protocols on trade, labor, and scientific cooperation

North Korea and Syria sign protocols on trade, labor, and scientific cooperation

Three days of meetings in Damascus see agreements signed in dozens of areas between multiple ministries

North Korea and Syria sign protocols on trade, labor, and scientific cooperation
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 12, 2019
Following recent reconstruction, North Korea declares Samjiyon its newest city

Following recent reconstruction, North Korea declares Samjiyon its newest city

Change comes a week after Pyongyang unveiled new "utopia" town

Following recent reconstruction, North Korea declares Samjiyon its newest city
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 11, 2019