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Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy
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Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy

Riding high from the “Victor’s Congress” last May, KJU promises country both guns and butter

Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech: Less Songun, more focus on economy
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb January 3, 2017
Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?

In this year's speech, Kim Jong Un moved away from the past with new slogans and a new vision

Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Day speech: What did we learn?
Cha Du-hyeogn
Cha Du-hyeogn January 2, 2017
Lifestyles of the loyalists: How North Korea’s upper classes live

Lifestyles of the loyalists: How North Korea’s upper classes live

Viewed in context, Pyongyang's elites live relatively humble existences

Lifestyles of the loyalists: How North Korea’s upper classes live
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 30, 2016
North Korean heavy diesel truck imports hit record highs
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North Korean heavy diesel truck imports hit record highs

Amid 200-day labor campaign and flood recovery, North Korea imports more vehicles than ever

North Korean heavy diesel truck imports hit record highs
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 29, 2016
Ask a North Korean: How capitalist is North Korea today?

Ask a North Korean: How capitalist is North Korea today?

"North Korea has become a capitalist state in a manner that cannot easily be defined with words"

Ask a North Korean: How capitalist is North Korea today?
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung December 29, 2016
North Korea’s central bank possibly expanding, images suggest
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North Korea’s central bank possibly expanding, images suggest

Project remains unmentioned in North Korean state media

North Korea’s central bank possibly expanding, images suggest
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 28, 2016
Five years on, how has Kim Jong Un changed North Korea?

Five years on, how has Kim Jong Un changed North Korea?

A ruler can do a lot in half a decade, Kim has changed little - and made some things worse

Five years on, how has Kim Jong Un changed North Korea?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy December 28, 2016
Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has North Korea’s economy fared?

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has North Korea’s economy fared?

In the second part of a six-part series, experts assess the new leader's economic performance

Five years of Kim Jong Un: How has North Korea’s economy fared?
NK News
NK News December 20, 2016
Trade between N.Korea, China up in first 10 months of 2016
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Trade between N.Korea, China up in first 10 months of 2016

China exported $150 million more between January - October this year compared to 2015

Trade between N.Korea, China up in first 10 months of 2016
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 15, 2016
North Korean rice imports drop after September spike
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North Korean rice imports drop after September spike

DPRK could double last year's rice shipments from China by end of year: data

North Korean rice imports drop after September spike
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 6, 2016