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Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties
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Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties

No longer a junta, Burmese military retains grand ambitions

Front companies, false flags hide North Korea-Burma ties
Bertil Lintner
Bertil Lintner September 25, 2015
Chinese food exports to N. Korea continue to fall
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Chinese food exports to N. Korea continue to fall

Analysis of Chinese customs data also shows North a net electricity exporter to its neighbor

Chinese food exports to N. Korea continue to fall
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 16, 2015
N. Korea’s quiet market reforms

N. Korea’s quiet market reforms

Pyongyang continues to carry out small-scale changes, but good luck finding official statements on them

N. Korea’s quiet market reforms
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 14, 2015
North Korea’s markets: A brief history of crackdowns and tolerance

North Korea’s markets: A brief history of crackdowns and tolerance

Technically illegal, occasionally persecuted – yet underground economic activity constitutes a huge share of GDP

North Korea’s markets: A brief history of crackdowns and tolerance
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 7, 2015
From pilgrimage to profit: N. Korea’s search for tourism revenue

From pilgrimage to profit: N. Korea’s search for tourism revenue

Opening of new terminal at Sunan airport a new step in tourism infrastructure – but will tourists come?

From pilgrimage to profit: N. Korea’s search for tourism revenue
Tim Beal
Tim Beal August 26, 2015
Who goes to North Korea’s top universities?

Who goes to North Korea’s top universities?

Family background is a prerequisite, but students need the grades too

Who goes to North Korea’s top universities?
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung August 26, 2015
The bustling North Korean consumer goods market

The bustling North Korean consumer goods market

Far from impoverished, Northerners’ ownership of TVs and home phones continues accelerating

The bustling North Korean consumer goods market
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 20, 2015
Inside North Korea’s cell network: ex-Koryolink technical director reveals all

Inside North Korea’s cell network: ex-Koryolink technical director reveals all

Tech. director reveals third network for elites' use; says cellphones unlikely to spark revolution

Inside North Korea’s cell network: ex-Koryolink technical director reveals all
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 20, 2015
Having a baby in North Korea

Having a baby in North Korea

The North can be divided into Pyongyang and Regional republics, with the former getting the best health care

Having a baby in North Korea
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung August 12, 2015
Drought has little effect on N.Korean food imports
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Drought has little effect on N.Korean food imports

Cereal imports from China show small increase, though totals remain far below those of previous years

Drought has little effect on N.Korean food imports
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 5, 2015