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Understanding Seoul’s N.Korean restaurant defectors announcement

Understanding Seoul’s N.Korean restaurant defectors announcement

Theories swirl in Seoul as to why Ministry of Unification announced the news when it did

Understanding Seoul’s N.Korean restaurant defectors announcement
Christopher Green
Christopher Green April 12, 2016
Russian trade with North Korea decreases in 2015
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Russian trade with North Korea decreases in 2015

Russian company which planned big investment in North Korea now bankrupt

Russian trade with North Korea decreases in 2015
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 8, 2016
North Korean coal continues to move across the Yellow Sea
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North Korean coal continues to move across the Yellow Sea

Despite sanctions and conflicting reports, North Korea's coal fleet remains busy

North Korean coal continues to move across the Yellow Sea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 1, 2016
A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving

Only when I took care of people less fortunate than me did I know I was lucky to be Korean

A N.Korean in the Philippines: From getting help to giving
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung March 30, 2016
How Cold War assistance shaped N.Korea’s view of aid

How Cold War assistance shaped N.Korea’s view of aid

Help from communist countries conditioned Pyongyang to view aid as steady and unconditional

How Cold War assistance shaped N.Korea’s view of aid
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings
Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings March 28, 2016
What does N.Korea do for its seniors?

What does N.Korea do for its seniors?

To make a long story short, it doesn't do much; they have to work

What does N.Korea do for its seniors?
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung March 23, 2016
It’s just the North Korean economy
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It’s just the North Korean economy

Questioning the standard court vs. black market economy narrative

It’s just the North Korean economy
Andray Abrahamian
Andray Abrahamian March 23, 2016
It’s just the North Korean economy

It’s just the North Korean economy

Questioning the standard court vs. black market economy narrative

It’s just the North Korean economy
Andray Abrahamian
Andray Abrahamian March 23, 2016
North Korea’s bike path

North Korea’s bike path

Sometimes illegal, sometimes encouraged, the North has an unusual relationship with bicycles

North Korea’s bike path
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 21, 2016
The effect of sanctions on the the DPRK
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The effect of sanctions on the the DPRK

With little left to lose, DPRK nuclear aspirations continue to linger

The effect of sanctions on the the DPRK
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb March 10, 2016