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The Greater Tumen Initiative: A chance to reengage the Korean Peninsula?
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The Greater Tumen Initiative: A chance to reengage the Korean Peninsula?

Obvious incentives for all involved keep interest high despite North Korea's concerns

The Greater Tumen Initiative: A chance to reengage the Korean Peninsula?
Georgy Toloraya
Georgy Toloraya January 4, 2016
No hope for N.Korean development programs

No hope for N.Korean development programs

Sincere but misguided determination to punish Pyongyang dooms beneficial exchanges

No hope for N.Korean development programs
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov January 4, 2016
Kim’s New Year’s address indicates bumpy road for inter-Korean ties

Kim’s New Year’s address indicates bumpy road for inter-Korean ties

Leader's latest address displays new-found independence from the legacy of his father, grandfather

Kim’s New Year’s address indicates bumpy road for inter-Korean ties
Cha Du-hyeogn
Cha Du-hyeogn January 1, 2016
Moral sanctions should follow N.Korea’s latest detention

Moral sanctions should follow N.Korea’s latest detention

No one should pretend that the Pyongyang regime has credibility – or tolerate those that do

Moral sanctions should follow N.Korea’s latest detention
John Lee
John Lee January 1, 2016
Sinuiju tourist area cost $7 million, paid for by China
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Sinuiju tourist area cost $7 million, paid for by China

Travel company advertising day trips to the new tourist zone for $120

Sinuiju tourist area cost $7 million, paid for by China
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 31, 2015
Kim’s North Korea – not the Soviets’

Kim’s North Korea – not the Soviets’

The North's founder gained independence from Moscow through guile, determination and good luck

Kim’s North Korea – not the Soviets’
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy December 31, 2015
Third Paekdu power plant to be completed by May – DPRK media
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Third Paekdu power plant to be completed by May – DPRK media

News follows visit by a delegation of Russian energy specialists to North Korea last week

Third Paekdu power plant to be completed by May – DPRK media
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 24, 2015
Chongryon bears brunt of Japan-N.Korea disdain

Chongryon bears brunt of Japan-N.Korea disdain

Past year has seen arrest of pro-North members, denial of subsidies for Chongryon schools

Chongryon bears brunt of Japan-N.Korea disdain
Rob York
Rob York December 24, 2015
North Korea opens new tourist zone at Sinuiju
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North Korea opens new tourist zone at Sinuiju

Area currently open to Chinese tourists who can visit without visa - tour operator

North Korea opens new tourist zone at Sinuiju
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 23, 2015
All that glitters: Israel’s gold exports to North Korea

All that glitters: Israel’s gold exports to North Korea

Official appears to give incorrect data on gold and other exports to the DPRK

All that glitters: Israel’s gold exports to North Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 22, 2015