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Foreign laptops increasingly popular item for North Korean middle class

Foreign laptops increasingly popular item for North Korean middle class

North Korea's elite move mobile computing as laptops become status symbol

Foreign laptops increasingly popular item for North Korean middle class
Phebe Kim
Phebe Kim July 10, 2014
North Korea appoints new ambassador to Cuba

North Korea appoints new ambassador to Cuba

Five-month vacancy ends for top position at embassy reportedly involved in illicit arms trade

North Korea appoints new ambassador to Cuba
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi May 18, 2014
Sanctions increase regional inequality, cross-border trade – report

Sanctions increase regional inequality, cross-border trade – report

Adapting to int'l sanctions, N.Korean leadership redistributes resources to urban centers, according to study

Sanctions increase regional inequality, cross-border trade – report
Ole Jakob Skåtun
Ole Jakob Skåtun May 12, 2014
State Dept. North Korea grants could entail risk of criminal punishment

State Dept. North Korea grants could entail risk of criminal punishment

State Department call for funding proposals contradicts "do no harm" strategy advocated by UN COI

State Dept. North Korea grants could entail risk of criminal punishment
Data shows Brazilian exports to North Korea soared in 2013

Data shows Brazilian exports to North Korea soared in 2013

Massive increase occurs as Pyongyang shifts purchasing practices

Data shows Brazilian exports to North Korea soared in 2013
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 10, 2014
Why North Korea has strong incentive for another nuclear test

Why North Korea has strong incentive for another nuclear test

Political and technological reasons might mean another test imminent

Why North Korea has strong incentive for another nuclear test
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov April 2, 2014
Parts from U.S., UK and SK in North Korean rocket

Parts from U.S., UK and SK in North Korean rocket

The UN Panel of Experts' report finds foreign sourced components in the DPRK's Unha-3 rocket

Parts from U.S., UK and SK in North Korean rocket
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 26, 2014
How to do business in North Korea

How to do business in North Korea

An inside look at how foreigners conduct business in North Korea

How to do business in North Korea
Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones January 20, 2014
Paddy Power gifts to Kim Jong Un may have breached UN sanctions

Paddy Power gifts to Kim Jong Un may have breached UN sanctions

Irish bookmaker may have unwittingly broken UN sanctions through gifts to North Korean leader

Paddy Power gifts to Kim Jong Un may have breached UN sanctions
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 11, 2014
Western ski companies distance themselves from North Korea

Western ski companies distance themselves from North Korea

In many cases North Korea contacted ski companies directly, only to face rejection

Western ski companies distance themselves from North Korea
Ole Jakob Skåtun
Ole Jakob Skåtun January 10, 2014