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22nd May 2013
 

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  • North Korea’s Local Markets Bustle as War Threat Fades – Radio Free Asia

    Monday 20 May

    Activity at local markets in North Korea has picked up in recent weeks since Pyongyang toned down threats of war against South Korea and the U.S., according to traders along the Chinese border. Both black…

    Kids Mobilized for Planting Season

    Friday 17 May

    The North Korean authorities are mobilizing elementary school children to participate in seasonal agricultural labor this year. The move is in contrast with many other years; it is mostly “senior middle school” (North Korea’s…

    Young North Koreans take a closer look at the Samjiyon tablet computer

    Thursday 16 May

    Young North Koreans take a closer look at the Samjiyon tablet computer produced for the North Korean market for sale at the 16th Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.…

    North Starts Bringing in Fertilizer

    Thursday 16 May

    North Korea has instructed foreign-currency earners to import fertilizer from China for use in the coming farming season, Daily NK has learned. A source from Hyesan in Yangkang Province reported today, “Trade with China…
  • What Makes You Middle-Class in North Korea?

    Thursday 16 May

    Divisions of Class in North Korea Are Based on Access to Rice In South Korea, there are various standards by which the middle class is defined. According to one media source, living in a 40…

    NK Inc. Seeking Investments in China

    Wednesday 15 May

    North Korean foreign-currency earning enterprises are actively seeking private Chinese investors with whom to jointly operate enterprises in China.The joint ventures involve Chinese investments of capital and North Korea supplies of labor. The North…

    Reform Experiments Face Uphill Battle

    Wednesday 15 May

    North Korea may be experimenting with new economic management measures in order to avoid some of the difficulties caused by the overly rapid implementation of the July 1st, 2002 “7.1 Economic Management Improvement Measure.”…

    China-Based Company Promotes North Korea Day Trip – ABC News

    Wednesday 15 May

    A Western tour company in China says it has obtained permission from North Korea for Westerners to make day trips into the country from the Chinese border. Gareth Johnson of Young Pioneer Tours said…
  • Bank curbs threaten to cut aid for hungry North Koreans

    Tuesday 14 May

    Hungry and vulnerable women and children are being put at risk because of American and Chinese sanctions against North Korea, which threaten to shut down the work of foreign charities in the isolated country. The crisis…

    Clandestine Video Shows Work in N.Korean Arms Factory

    Tuesday 14 May

    TV Chosun was given clandestine video footage on Monday showing the inside of a heavily-guarded arms factory in North Korea. The factory in the city of Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province near the border with China, barely…

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