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Nearly 50 North Korea-linked ships reflag as Tanzanian
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Nearly 50 North Korea-linked ships reflag as Tanzanian

Numbers and time frame indicate large-scale campaign to reflag ships after latest UN Resolution

Nearly 50 North Korea-linked ships reflag as Tanzanian
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne October 7, 2016
The DPRK economy and its laws #8: Foreign currency controls
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The DPRK economy and its laws #8: Foreign currency controls

North Korea must balance flexibility for investors with safeguards against external manipulation

The DPRK economy and its laws #8: Foreign currency controls
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb October 5, 2016
How China’s Hongxiang crackdown hurts N. Korea and helps sanctions efforts

How China’s Hongxiang crackdown hurts N. Korea and helps sanctions efforts

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive hits North Korea's associates in China

How China’s Hongxiang crackdown hurts N. Korea and helps sanctions efforts
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart October 4, 2016
View from Pyongyang: Will new sanctions on North Korea work?

View from Pyongyang: Will new sanctions on North Korea work?

A trip to Pyongyang on a language exchange brings fresh perspectives on the impact of sanctions

View from Pyongyang: Will new sanctions on North Korea work?
Georgy Toloraya
Georgy Toloraya October 3, 2016
North Korea’s newest aircraft made by a company in New Zealand
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North Korea’s newest aircraft made by a company in New Zealand

P-750 XSTOL light aircraft photographed at the recent Wonsan Air Show

North Korea’s newest aircraft made by a company in New Zealand
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 30, 2016
North Korea exports record coal in August despite UN, Chinese legislation
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North Korea exports record coal in August despite UN, Chinese legislation

DPRK remains disinterested in importing Chinese cereals, rice

North Korea exports record coal in August despite UN, Chinese legislation
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 29, 2016
View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?

View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?

In the border city economic shift is underway - but little appears to change in the DPRK

View from the bridge: Signs of change on the N.Korea-China border?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 28, 2016
North Korea linked ship sails into S. Korean waters
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North Korea linked ship sails into S. Korean waters

Vessel stops within a few hundred meters of another vessel, sanctioned by the U.S.

North Korea linked ship sails into S. Korean waters
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 19, 2016
Air Koryo: Implicated but not yet designated
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Air Koryo: Implicated but not yet designated

Concerns over commercial and evidentiary issues likely preventing designations

Air Koryo: Implicated but not yet designated
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald September 16, 2016
After the fifth nuke test, a new sanctions crackdown?

After the fifth nuke test, a new sanctions crackdown?

Experts divided on best way to respond further DPRK provocation

After the fifth nuke test, a new sanctions crackdown?
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 16, 2016