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Foreign laptops increasingly popular item for North Korean middle class

Foreign laptops increasingly popular item for North Korean middle class

North Korea's elite move mobile computing as laptops become status symbol

Foreign laptops increasingly popular item for North Korean middle class
Phebe Kim
Phebe Kim July 10, 2014
Pyongyang continues taxi fleet expansion

Pyongyang continues taxi fleet expansion

New cars and features added to existing taxi fleets in Pyongyang

Pyongyang continues taxi fleet expansion
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald July 10, 2014
Babson: North Korean leadership encouraging foreign investment

Babson: North Korean leadership encouraging foreign investment

Even after Jang purge, polices indicate Pyongyang leadership's pursuit of economic growth

Babson: North Korean leadership encouraging foreign investment
Phebe Kim
Phebe Kim July 9, 2014
Babson: N. Korean leadership needs developed financial system

Babson: N. Korean leadership needs developed financial system

Pyongyang’s leadership has displayed commitment to economic development, expert says

Babson: N. Korean leadership needs developed financial system
Phebe Kim
Phebe Kim July 7, 2014
Where North Koreans really live

Where North Koreans really live

Propaganda photos obscure the variety of housing across the country

Where North Koreans really live
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov July 1, 2014
INVESTIGATION: North Korea makes moves toward oil exploration
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INVESTIGATION: North Korea makes moves toward oil exploration

Mongolian company HBOil has announced that it will analyse geological data in a new office in Pyongyang

INVESTIGATION: North Korea makes moves toward oil exploration
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 30, 2014
China-SK FTA would be a symbolic sting for N. Korea

China-SK FTA would be a symbolic sting for N. Korea

Trade negotiations indicate Seoul's growing clout as Pyongyang's influence diminishes

China-SK FTA would be a symbolic sting for N. Korea
Rob York
Rob York June 27, 2014
The transformation of the nuclear weapons calculus

The transformation of the nuclear weapons calculus

Why North Korea’s Byungjin policy makes good sense, but has a sting in the tail

The transformation of the nuclear weapons calculus
Tim Beal
Tim Beal June 19, 2014
A shift in Sino-Korean relations, and what it means

A shift in Sino-Korean relations, and what it means

Dr. Victor Cha sees S. Korea moving to capitalize on downturn in Beijing-Pyongyang ties

A shift in Sino-Korean relations, and what it means
Phebe Kim
Phebe Kim June 18, 2014
Turning Chinese money into profit in North Korea

Turning Chinese money into profit in North Korea

Ethnic Koreans from China, unlike those from Japan, capitalized on the changing economy of the ‘90s

Turning Chinese money into profit in North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 15, 2014