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Air Koryo to start Pyongyang-Dalian service again in July

Air Koryo to start Pyongyang-Dalian service again in July

Twice-weekly July service will expand to four times a week from August 19

Air Koryo to start Pyongyang-Dalian service again in July
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 2, 2019
Russian oil shipments to North Korea valued at $3.3 million in April
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Russian oil shipments to North Korea valued at $3.3 million in April

Figures notably higher than reported shipments from Beijing

Russian oil shipments to North Korea valued at $3.3 million in April
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 1, 2019
Yangdok hot springs and ski resort project taking shape as October deadline looms
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Yangdok hot springs and ski resort project taking shape as October deadline looms

Satellite imagery reveals scope of one of North Korea’s most-promoted new projects

Yangdok hot springs and ski resort project taking shape as October deadline looms
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 28, 2019
The historical roots of North Korea’s notoriously-unreliable statistics

The historical roots of North Korea’s notoriously-unreliable statistics

From grain cultivation to heavy industry, manipulation of data made numbers larger than reality

The historical roots of North Korea’s notoriously-unreliable statistics
Natalia Matveeva June 27, 2019
North Korean cereal imports plummeted in first quarter of 2019: data
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North Korean cereal imports plummeted in first quarter of 2019: data

Though imports are higher than during the same period last year

North Korean cereal imports plummeted in first quarter of 2019: data
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 25, 2019
Top North Korean university opens new high-tech wing for consumer goods research

Top North Korean university opens new high-tech wing for consumer goods research

Kim Chaek University of Technology latest to receive sci-tech development center

Top North Korean university opens new high-tech wing for consumer goods research
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 25, 2019
North Korean party daily stresses economic, ideological themes on war anniversary

North Korean party daily stresses economic, ideological themes on war anniversary

Rodong Sinmun issues cursory warning to U.S., though rhetoric remains "bland": analyst

North Korean party daily stresses economic, ideological themes on war anniversary
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji June 25, 2019
North Korea, Syria agree to fight sanctions with more economic cooperation 

North Korea, Syria agree to fight sanctions with more economic cooperation 

Two sides also sign MOU in Pyongyang meeting agreeing to form consultatory political committee

North Korea, Syria agree to fight sanctions with more economic cooperation 
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 24, 2019
Eyeing economic cooperation, South Korea seeks better geographic data on North

Eyeing economic cooperation, South Korea seeks better geographic data on North

Project also aims to collect spatial information on regions bordering China, Russia

Eyeing economic cooperation, South Korea seeks better geographic data on North
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji June 24, 2019
The fifth Kim-Xi summit: what we learned
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The fifth Kim-Xi summit: what we learned

Both sides sought to project the image of an ironclad alliance unfazed by international pressure

The fifth Kim-Xi summit: what we learned
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 22, 2019