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Kim, Putin summit scheduled for April 25: Kremlin aide

Kim, Putin summit scheduled for April 25: Kremlin aide

Exact date for the meeting withheld until now at Pyongyang's request

Kim, Putin summit scheduled for April 25: Kremlin aide
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 23, 2019
North Korean officials to attend Belt and Road Forum in China this week: KCNA

North Korean officials to attend Belt and Road Forum in China this week: KCNA

External economic relations minister Kim Yong Jae spotted arriving in Beijing earlier in the day

North Korean officials to attend Belt and Road Forum in China this week: KCNA
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 23, 2019
Chinese oil shipments to North Korea remain low in February
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Chinese oil shipments to North Korea remain low in February

Though exports above average when combined with Russian supplies

Chinese oil shipments to North Korea remain low in February
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 22, 2019
Why the USSR tried — and failed — to slow North Korean collectivization

Why the USSR tried — and failed — to slow North Korean collectivization

Kim Il Sung's 1950s agrarian reforms further deepened the gap between Moscow and Pyongyang

Why the USSR tried — and failed — to slow North Korean collectivization
Natalia Matveeva April 22, 2019
No observable power shortages in Pyongyang, despite “hour-a-day” report

No observable power shortages in Pyongyang, despite “hour-a-day” report

Situation in North Korean capital remains normal, sources insist, while some say it's improving

No observable power shortages in Pyongyang, despite “hour-a-day” report
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 21, 2019
Towards a “new path”? Five questions after Kim Jong Un’s speech to the 14th SPA

Towards a “new path”? Five questions after Kim Jong Un’s speech to the 14th SPA

The DPRK leader's address contained ambitious plans — and some striking ambiguities

Towards a “new path”? Five questions after Kim Jong Un’s speech to the 14th SPA
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek April 18, 2019
High and lows: the past, present, and future of North Korea-Russia trade
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High and lows: the past, present, and future of North Korea-Russia trade

Analysis reveals shifting trends in the two countries' economic relationship

High and lows: the past, present, and future of North Korea-Russia trade
Andrey Kovsh April 17, 2019
Kim Jong Un praises army’s “readiness” following impromptu air combat exercise

Kim Jong Un praises army’s “readiness” following impromptu air combat exercise

Visit was DPRK leader's first military-linked on-site inspection in five months

Kim Jong Un praises army’s “readiness” following impromptu air combat exercise
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 17, 2019
Urgent action needed to ensure North Korea’s food security in April, MFA says

Urgent action needed to ensure North Korea’s food security in April, MFA says

Leaked memo stressed the "dangerousness" of current food supply situation

Urgent action needed to ensure North Korea’s food security in April, MFA says
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 16, 2019
North Korea requested Russia continue hiring laborers, despite ban: lawmaker

North Korea requested Russia continue hiring laborers, despite ban: lawmaker

Cross-border bridge also raised in meetings with Russian Duma members in Pyongyang

North Korea requested Russia continue hiring laborers, despite ban: lawmaker
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko April 16, 2019