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Pyongyang restaurant launches loyalty card

Pyongyang restaurant launches loyalty card

Latest sign of emerging middle class, market forces in North's capital

Pyongyang restaurant launches loyalty card
Kang Tae-jun
Kang Tae-jun April 9, 2014
How I was introduced to capitalism – the North Korean way

How I was introduced to capitalism – the North Korean way

Three currencies in 1980s North Korea allowed foreigners to spend money in sometimes surprising ways

How I was introduced to capitalism – the North Korean way
Monique Macias
Monique Macias April 8, 2014
What happens when you die in North Korea? A funeral system explained

What happens when you die in North Korea? A funeral system explained

"It’s not only the living in North Korea who are pitiful, the dead are, too"

What happens when you die in North Korea? A funeral system explained
Mina Yoon
Mina Yoon April 4, 2014
How much money do North Koreans make?

How much money do North Koreans make?

Thanks to black market, official salaries provide very poor barometer

How much money do North Koreans make?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 25, 2014
N. Korean water infrastructure needs repairs – engineer

N. Korean water infrastructure needs repairs – engineer

Practicing Christian offers his take on Pyongyang's version of Catholic mass

N. Korean water infrastructure needs repairs – engineer
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza March 20, 2014
Experiencing the Rason Special Economic Zone for the first time

Experiencing the Rason Special Economic Zone for the first time

Founder of Choson Exchange describes his first visit to the Rason Special Economic Zone

Experiencing the Rason Special Economic Zone for the first time
Geoffrey K. See
Geoffrey K. See March 10, 2014
NK Media Watch – Feb 26 to Mar 4

NK Media Watch – Feb 26 to Mar 4

A South Korean Spy is Captured, more on the 13th SPA, Reforestation Day, and the March 1st Movement

NK Media Watch – Feb 26 to Mar 4
Matthew McGrath March 5, 2014
When North Korea may collapse

When North Korea may collapse

Pyongyang's belated economic reforms make 'middle-run' scenarios more likely

When North Korea may collapse
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov March 4, 2014
Jim Rogers: The man who wants to put all his money into North Korea

Jim Rogers: The man who wants to put all his money into North Korea

American millionaire investor says he would put his entire fortune into North Korea if he could

Jim Rogers: The man who wants to put all his money into North Korea
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald February 27, 2014
Why democracy might not be the best replacement for dictatorship in N. Korea

Why democracy might not be the best replacement for dictatorship in N. Korea

Ask a North Korean: Would you ever go back to North Korea? If so, under what conditions?

Why democracy might not be the best replacement for dictatorship in N. Korea
Ji-Min Kang
Ji-Min Kang February 19, 2014