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NK Media Watch – May 6 to 12

NK Media Watch – May 6 to 12

Cooperative farms nationwide are planting, and industrial art exhibition ended, Pyongyang goes cycling and in international news, a U.S. aircraft crashes while brush fires ravage California.

NK Media Watch – May 6 to 12
Martyn Williams
Martyn Williams May 16, 2013
In Mao we trust: The increasing use of Yuan in North Korea

In Mao we trust: The increasing use of Yuan in North Korea

90% of transactions in some North Korean markets use foreign currency – in particular, the Yuan

In Mao we trust: The increasing use of Yuan in North Korea
Christopher Green
Christopher Green May 14, 2013
NK Media Watch: April 29 – May 5

NK Media Watch: April 29 – May 5

Martyn Williams reviews the last week of North Korean TV news

NK Media Watch: April 29 – May 5
Martyn Williams
Martyn Williams May 8, 2013
Andrei Lankov on Reform & Foreign Perspectives of North Korea

Andrei Lankov on Reform & Foreign Perspectives of North Korea

In part two of extended interview, Lankov talks about prospects for reform and foreign views of North Korea

Andrei Lankov on Reform & Foreign Perspectives of North Korea
Subin Kim
Subin Kim April 11, 2013
What To Make Of Pyongyang’s Recent Political meetings?

What To Make Of Pyongyang’s Recent Political meetings?

Reading Tea Leaves: The Central Committee and Plenum and the Supreme People’s Assembly

What To Make Of Pyongyang’s Recent Political meetings?
NK News
NK News April 5, 2013
Western Papers Discuss War, North Korean Papers Discuss Economy

Western Papers Discuss War, North Korean Papers Discuss Economy

In North Korea, four out of five front page articles in the country's main paper are about the economy

Western Papers Discuss War, North Korean Papers Discuss Economy
James Pearson
James Pearson April 5, 2013
Why North Korea Keeps On Raising Peninsula Tensions

Why North Korea Keeps On Raising Peninsula Tensions

6 Reasons why North Korea keeps on escalating the situation

Why North Korea Keeps On Raising Peninsula Tensions
NK News
NK News March 30, 2013
Kempinski Freezes ‘Hotel Of Doom’ Plans In North Korea

Kempinski Freezes ‘Hotel Of Doom’ Plans In North Korea

'Market Conditions' make Kempinski's involvement in Ryugyong Hotel impossible

Kempinski Freezes ‘Hotel Of Doom’ Plans In North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll March 28, 2013
Luxury Hotel Building Boom In Pyongyang Continues

Luxury Hotel Building Boom In Pyongyang Continues

Reports show a new luxury class hotel being built next to the Koryo Hotel in downtown Pyongyang.

Luxury Hotel Building Boom In Pyongyang Continues
Yeseul Loaiza
Yeseul Loaiza March 13, 2013
Beating The Information Blockade In Our Own Style

Beating The Information Blockade In Our Own Style

Regardless of Google calls to open the internet, North Koreans find alternative ways to break the information blockade

Beating The Information Blockade In Our Own Style
Shirley Lee February 21, 2013