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North Korean drug abuse reportedly spreading

North Korean drug abuse reportedly spreading

Expansion beyond northern hotspots suggests loss of government control

North Korean drug abuse reportedly spreading
Debbie Jeong
Debbie Jeong September 19, 2013
Kim Jong Un visits swimming pool complex and 3d movie theater

Kim Jong Un visits swimming pool complex and 3d movie theater

"He wants to provide his people with entertainment, while his people needs food, above all"

Kim Jong Un visits swimming pool complex and 3d movie theater
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 19, 2013
N. Korea wants denuclearization talks ‘without pre-conditions’

N. Korea wants denuclearization talks ‘without pre-conditions’

Pinkston: "Until and unless North Korea changes its position..the U.S. will not return to talks"

N. Korea wants denuclearization talks ‘without pre-conditions’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 18, 2013
Choco Pie distribution to be cut down at Kaesong

Choco Pie distribution to be cut down at Kaesong

Fewer pies may mean less income on black market for workers

Choco Pie distribution to be cut down at Kaesong
Debbie Jeong
Debbie Jeong September 17, 2013
Australia holds firm, blocks North Korean embassy

Australia holds firm, blocks North Korean embassy

Nuclear testing, financial reasons may be behind indefinite closure

Australia holds firm, blocks North Korean embassy
Kamila Kingstone
Kamila Kingstone September 17, 2013
South Koreans welcomed back at Kaesong Industrial complex

South Koreans welcomed back at Kaesong Industrial complex

Resumption of operations comes after shutdown five months ago

South Koreans welcomed back at Kaesong Industrial complex
Debbie Jeong
Debbie Jeong September 16, 2013
Yongbyon restarting could have consequences for diplomacy, safety

Yongbyon restarting could have consequences for diplomacy, safety

Analysts compare plutonium-making facility to Cherynobyl-era Soviet reactors

Yongbyon restarting could have consequences for diplomacy, safety
Debbie Jeong
Debbie Jeong September 14, 2013
American brand clothing seen at North Korean garment factory

American brand clothing seen at North Korean garment factory

U.S. clothing brand Lands' End to "address the issue appropriately"

American brand clothing seen at North Korean garment factory
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Curtis Melvin September 12, 2013
North Korean scientists move into grand-scale residential complex

North Korean scientists move into grand-scale residential complex

Scientific community rewarded with modern apartment complex in Pyongyang

North Korean scientists move into grand-scale residential complex
NK News
NK News September 12, 2013
Two Koreas agree to re-open Kaesong complex next week

Two Koreas agree to re-open Kaesong complex next week

Milestone agreement comes after months of stop-start talks, but observers remain weary

Two Koreas agree to re-open Kaesong complex next week
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 11, 2013