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What fish prices teach us about the North Korean economy – NKNews Podcast ep.30
Podcast

What fish prices teach us about the North Korean economy – NKNews Podcast ep.30

Fresh from three weeks in-country, Peter Ward discusses markets and money in the DPRK

What fish prices teach us about the North Korean economy – NKNews Podcast ep.30
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 30, 2018
Civilians involved in hard manual labor in Samjiyon, photos and testimony reveal
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Civilians involved in hard manual labor in Samjiyon, photos and testimony reveal

Civilians observed digging foundations for new buildings by hand, source says

Civilians involved in hard manual labor in Samjiyon, photos and testimony reveal
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald July 26, 2018
Over a year-and-a-half on, no State Department envoy on N. Korean human rights

Over a year-and-a-half on, no State Department envoy on N. Korean human rights

U.S. law means position may soon have to be filled, however

Over a year-and-a-half on, no State Department envoy on N. Korean human rights
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 24, 2018
Restaurant worker defection case may impede family reunions, warns DPRK media

Restaurant worker defection case may impede family reunions, warns DPRK media

Uriminzokkiri editorial says case could serve as "barrier" to improved relations

Restaurant worker defection case may impede family reunions, warns DPRK media
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 20, 2018
South Korea’s restaurant worker defector controversy: what should happen next?

South Korea’s restaurant worker defector controversy: what should happen next?

Experts weigh in on the increasingly contentious case of the Ningpo 12

South Korea’s restaurant worker defector controversy: what should happen next?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 18, 2018
Naegohyang: a North Korean company branches out

Naegohyang: a North Korean company branches out

The army-owned corporation sells an increasingly diverse portfolio of products

Naegohyang: a North Korean company branches out
Tia Han July 18, 2018
A Conversation with Two North Korean Refugees – NKNews Podcast ep.28
Podcast

A Conversation with Two North Korean Refugees – NKNews Podcast ep.28

Former DPRK citizens share their take on the recent detente, stories of adjusting to life in South

A Conversation with Two North Korean Refugees – NKNews Podcast ep.28
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 16, 2018
North Korea grants prisoners first pardon in three years, state media says

North Korea grants prisoners first pardon in three years, state media says

DPRK announced general amnesty three times since Kim Jong Un came to power

North Korea grants prisoners first pardon in three years, state media says
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji July 16, 2018
U.S.,North Korea agree to re-commence search for missing American soldiers

U.S.,North Korea agree to re-commence search for missing American soldiers

Follow up talks to take place on Monday July 16, State Department says

U.S.,North Korea agree to re-commence search for missing American soldiers
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 15, 2018