March 29, 2024

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

N. Korean oil tankers movement indicates refinery, power plant presence
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N. Korean oil tankers movement indicates refinery, power plant presence

NK News ship tracker shows oil tankers visiting the facility, also visible on satellite imagery

N. Korean oil tankers movement indicates refinery, power plant presence
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 3, 2015
Despite drought, N. Korean cereal imports lower than 2014
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Despite drought, N. Korean cereal imports lower than 2014

Chinese trade data indicate decrease in cereal imports when compared to same period in 2014

Despite drought, N. Korean cereal imports lower than 2014
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 1, 2015
How private finance took hold in North Korea

How private finance took hold in North Korea

Despite technical illegalities and potential for crime, underground money transfers work startlingly well

How private finance took hold in North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 30, 2015
North Korea’s tale of two front pages

North Korea’s tale of two front pages

Why did North Korea change its newspaper from the day Kim Jong Il's promotion was announced?

North Korea’s tale of two front pages
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy June 26, 2015
North Korea expands its oil tanker fleet
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North Korea expands its oil tanker fleet

Vessel tracker also shows visit from Russian tanker, indicating increasing shipments

North Korea expands its oil tanker fleet
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 24, 2015
No one is safe in Kim Jong Un’s court

No one is safe in Kim Jong Un’s court

When it comes to ruthlessness, North Korea’s leader surpasses his father and grandfather

No one is safe in Kim Jong Un’s court
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 23, 2015
The defector beat: The police who watch N. Koreans as they settle

The defector beat: The police who watch N. Koreans as they settle

South Korean police officers assigned to monitor newly arrived refugees help out, but sometimes cause problems

The defector beat: The police who watch N. Koreans as they settle
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi June 22, 2015
Inside the Pyongyang Trade Fair: Chinese companies still dominate
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Inside the Pyongyang Trade Fair: Chinese companies still dominate

Pyongyang's trade fair was very well-attended, but dwindling number of foreign companies

Inside the Pyongyang Trade Fair: Chinese companies still dominate
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 19, 2015
The prized mushroom that may help fund Pyongyang

The prized mushroom that may help fund Pyongyang

What North Korea has to do with three men arrested in Japan for illicit trafficking of ‘matsutake’

The prized mushroom that may help fund Pyongyang
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham June 18, 2015
UN sanctions do not affect N. Korea’s food, agriculture, trade – Newcomb
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UN sanctions do not affect N. Korea’s food, agriculture, trade – Newcomb

Former member of the UN Panel of Experts talks to NK News about N. Korean sanctions and financial measures

UN sanctions do not affect N. Korea’s food, agriculture, trade – Newcomb
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 17, 2015