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Revealed: North Korea’s Sesame Street Export Business

Revealed: North Korea’s Sesame Street Export Business

Is Sesame Street Toy Production Being Unwittingly Outsourced to North Korea, or Is This a Bizarre Case of North Korean Bootlegging?

Revealed: North Korea’s Sesame Street Export Business
NK News
NK News January 8, 2013
Google’s Schmidt Touches Down In Pyongyang, Despite The Critics

Google’s Schmidt Touches Down In Pyongyang, Despite The Critics

Purpose of high-profile visit is not clear, but Richardson suggests there may be a "social media aspect"

Google’s Schmidt Touches Down In Pyongyang, Despite The Critics
NK News
NK News January 7, 2013
North Korea Uses Newtown Shootings to Denounce America

North Korea Uses Newtown Shootings to Denounce America

In an ongoing propaganda effort, North Korea uses calamity in the U.S. to highlight the supposed low quality of life there

North Korea Uses Newtown Shootings to Denounce America
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young January 7, 2013
North Korea’s KCNA News Agency Revamps Its Website

North Korea’s KCNA News Agency Revamps Its Website

As Google CEO Eric Schmidt announces his visit to North Korea, KCNA updates its website - albeit with major problems remaining

North Korea’s KCNA News Agency Revamps Its Website
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 4, 2013
North Korea’s Jong Tae Se To Join South Korean Team

North Korea’s Jong Tae Se To Join South Korean Team

North Korea's World Cup 2010 hero Jong Te Se is confirmed to join a South Korean club - but how will the National Security Law affect the transfer, and what will North Korea think of the deal?

North Korea’s Jong Tae Se To Join South Korean Team
NK News
NK News January 4, 2013
Why is Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Going to Visit North Korea?

Why is Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Going to Visit North Korea?

Just weeks after Kempinski's bid for the Hotel Of Doom, the Chairman of one of the world's biggest companies is heading to North Korea too - but why?

Why is Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Going to Visit North Korea?
NK News
NK News January 3, 2013
Kim Jong Un Welcomes 2013 With A Message Of Peace

Kim Jong Un Welcomes 2013 With A Message Of Peace

Rocket Launch Inspired Economic Lift Off Also On The Cards, Apparently

Kim Jong Un Welcomes 2013 With A Message Of Peace
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza January 1, 2013
North Korea Confirms Arrest of “Kenneth” Bae

North Korea Confirms Arrest of “Kenneth” Bae

Bae, owner of "Nation Tours", suggested to have been conducting religious activities in the DPRK under guise of tourism

North Korea Confirms Arrest of “Kenneth” Bae
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 21, 2012
North Korean TV Airs “New” Rocket Footage

North Korean TV Airs “New” Rocket Footage

New North Korean Documentary Shows Kim Jong Un's Close Involvement In Satellite Preparations

North Korean TV Airs “New” Rocket Footage
NK News
NK News December 21, 2012