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The Wonsan-Kumgang zone foreign investment proposals: the view from Europe
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The Wonsan-Kumgang zone foreign investment proposals: the view from Europe

Data reveals a surprising degree of profitability, though the usual caveats apply

The Wonsan-Kumgang zone foreign investment proposals: the view from Europe
Peter Ward
Peter Ward May 20, 2019
N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018

N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018

Controversial show’s early start could result in tourism boost worth millions of euros

N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 20, 2019
North Korea must secure independence or face “miserable fate”: Rodong Sinmun

North Korea must secure independence or face “miserable fate”: Rodong Sinmun

Ruling party organ calls for unity in the face of "murderous" sanctions and pressure

North Korea must secure independence or face “miserable fate”: Rodong Sinmun
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 20, 2019
Russian Far East Development minister says he will visit Pyongyang soon

Russian Far East Development minister says he will visit Pyongyang soon

“A lot of work remains” for ministries of Transport, Finance, and Economy: Kozlov

Russian Far East Development minister says he will visit Pyongyang soon
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 20, 2019
Holiday in North Korea: lessons from Mount Kumgang

Holiday in North Korea: lessons from Mount Kumgang

The now-shuttered project offers valuable insight into the possibilities, and limits, of engagement

Holiday in North Korea: lessons from Mount Kumgang
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov May 19, 2019
Russian fuel shipments to North Korea drop in value in February: ITC
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Russian fuel shipments to North Korea drop in value in February: ITC

Though exports higher than previous year and shipments from China

Russian fuel shipments to North Korea drop in value in February: ITC
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 17, 2019
Seoul gives green light for business visit to Kaesong Industrial Complex

Seoul gives green light for business visit to Kaesong Industrial Complex

Trip to see former KIC businesspeople tour property previously seized by DPRK government

Seoul gives green light for business visit to Kaesong Industrial Complex
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 17, 2019
Satellite imagery, vessel tracking shows DPRK vessel moving between bulk ports
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Satellite imagery, vessel tracking shows DPRK vessel moving between bulk ports

North Korean ship sets out from staging ground for previous sanctions evasion operation

Satellite imagery, vessel tracking shows DPRK vessel moving between bulk ports
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 17, 2019
Average rainfall this year at its lowest in a century, North Korean media says

Average rainfall this year at its lowest in a century, North Korean media says

Adverse weather conditions expected to continue until early June, ruling party organ reports

Average rainfall this year at its lowest in a century, North Korean media says
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 17, 2019
Castles in the air: North Korea’s delusional economic “strategy”
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Castles in the air: North Korea’s delusional economic “strategy”

Juche science, halting reform, and investment from – Russia? You jest

Castles in the air: North Korea’s delusional economic “strategy”
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter May 17, 2019