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How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2

A look at how education and information technology will shape North Korea's future

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza August 22, 2013
How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1

A look at how education and information technology will shape North Korea's future

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza August 21, 2013
North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution

North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution

North Korea encourages IT and cellphone use but deliberately limits network capacities

North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 19, 2013
Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans

Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans

Once a valued source of hard currency, repatriates from Japan have fallen on hard times

Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 6, 2013
Why are the majority of North Korean defectors female?

Why are the majority of North Korean defectors female?

Their role as breadwinners and the need to make money pushes N. Korean women towards China

Why are the majority of North Korean defectors female?
Shinui Kim
Shinui Kim July 31, 2013
In border regions, Chinese traders see profit in N. Korea

In border regions, Chinese traders see profit in N. Korea

'North Korea is definitely on the verge of opening up; I can feel it when I'm there.'

In border regions, Chinese traders see profit in N. Korea
James Pearson
James Pearson July 23, 2013
Revealed: Pyongyang’s new Central Bank headquarters

Revealed: Pyongyang’s new Central Bank headquarters

Does new, larger building imply new responsibilities for Central Bank?

Revealed: Pyongyang’s new Central Bank headquarters
Curtis Melvin
Curtis Melvin July 3, 2013
How North Korean trading companies make money

How North Korean trading companies make money

Trade organizations work together by swapping their state-approved quota for surplus materials

How North Korean trading companies make money
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 28, 2013
North Korean threat helped South Korea to develop – Breen

North Korean threat helped South Korea to develop – Breen

Meet the honorary citizen of Seoul who's seen decades of change in South Korea

North Korean threat helped South Korea to develop – Breen
Rob York
Rob York June 28, 2013
Revealed: Plans for North Korea’s new $200m international airport

Revealed: Plans for North Korea’s new $200m international airport

New economic development project also includes 'business centre' and golf course

Revealed: Plans for North Korea’s new $200m international airport
Curtis Melvin
Curtis Melvin June 27, 2013