May 01, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

New government offices under construction in Pyongyang, photos show
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New government offices under construction in Pyongyang, photos show

New building could be the result of the Seventh Congress of the Workers Party of Korea held in May, expert says

New government offices under construction in Pyongyang, photos show
JH Ahn
JH Ahn November 2, 2016
Rigged: A Chinese oil platform in North Korea’s EEZ
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Rigged: A Chinese oil platform in North Korea’s EEZ

An oil rig owned by PetroChina arrived in North Korea's economic zone in early May

Rigged: A Chinese oil platform in North Korea’s EEZ
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne October 31, 2016
Relief efforts: How North Korea is rebuilding after flooding
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Relief efforts: How North Korea is rebuilding after flooding

Signs of large scale construction projects and development present as temperatures plunge

Relief efforts: How North Korea is rebuilding after flooding
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald October 26, 2016
Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche

Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche

Despite information coming in from outside, the ruling party still holds the monopoly on truth

Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart October 20, 2016
Multiple high-rises and office buildings under construction in Rason City
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Multiple high-rises and office buildings under construction in Rason City

New apartments, storage, office and hotel being built using Chinese construction methods, says S.Korean expert

Multiple high-rises and office buildings under construction in Rason City
JH Ahn
JH Ahn October 19, 2016
A N. Korean fisherman “defects”: Kim Ki-duk’s “The Net”

A N. Korean fisherman “defects”: Kim Ki-duk’s “The Net”

A new film examines a N.Korean fisherman stranded in S. Korea and framed as a spy

A N. Korean fisherman “defects”: Kim Ki-duk’s “The Net”
JH Ahn
JH Ahn October 19, 2016
Blast-off: Identifying North Korea’s new ER Scud
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Blast-off: Identifying North Korea’s new ER Scud

Image analysis shows the DPRK appears to be making significant strides

Blast-off: Identifying North Korea’s new ER Scud
Dave Schmerler | Scott LaFoy October 18, 2016
On the upgrade: North Korea’s rotary cannons
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On the upgrade: North Korea’s rotary cannons

New types of indigenously built rotary cannons are quickly replacing older weaponry, indicating continued modernisation

On the upgrade: North Korea’s rotary cannons
Joost Oliemans
Joost Oliemans | Stijn Mitzer October 14, 2016
The View from Jingshan: China reacts to North Korea’s nuke tests
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The View from Jingshan: China reacts to North Korea’s nuke tests

Analysis of Chinese media shows PRC government increasingly permits criticism of Pyongyang

The View from Jingshan: China reacts to North Korea’s nuke tests
John Petrushka
John Petrushka October 14, 2016
Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse

Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse

North Korean construction expert blames disaster, loss of life on poor building effort

Defector reveals causes of 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 13, 2016