WASHINGTON, D.C. – NK News, the leading independent information source on North Korea, launched a custom-research and consulting service for professionals interested in the country, it announced Thursday.

NK Consulting, similar in concept to the Economist’s own Economist Intelligence Unit, will offer business, government and not-for-profit users access to specialist analysis, on-the-ground expertise, and North Korea consulting services that are currently unavailable in any other domain.

The resource, which will draw on the wide-ranging network that has contributed to the strength of NK News, will benefit clients with projects focused on, or involving, North Korea.

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