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N.Korean workers in Russia failing to pay debts due to extortion: report

N.Korean workers in Russia failing to pay debts due to extortion: report

Workers under increasingly heavy workload, trapped in debt, defector says

N.Korean workers in Russia failing to pay debts due to extortion: report
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 13, 2016
N. Korean gasoline imports, not jet fuels, jumped in September

N. Korean gasoline imports, not jet fuels, jumped in September

Not possible to differentiate between aviation, motor gasolines from trade data alone

N. Korean gasoline imports, not jet fuels, jumped in September
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 13, 2016
40 “bunker buster” bombs deployed to S.Korea last week: S.Korean media

40 “bunker buster” bombs deployed to S.Korea last week: S.Korean media

Missiles accurate enough to hit Kim Jong Un’s office windows in Pyongyang, expert says

40 “bunker buster” bombs deployed to S.Korea last week: S.Korean media
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 12, 2016
Uganda disengages with N.Korea in “areas where sanctions apply”

Uganda disengages with N.Korea in “areas where sanctions apply”

End of North Korean air force training follows previous uncertainty on status of contract

Uganda disengages with N.Korea in “areas where sanctions apply”
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 12, 2016
Beijing bans North Korean coal for rest of December

Beijing bans North Korean coal for rest of December

China's Ministry of Commerce says coal in transit before December 11 exempted

Beijing bans North Korean coal for rest of December
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 11, 2016
N.Korea conducts drills targeting S.Korean Presidential office

N.Korea conducts drills targeting S.Korean Presidential office

Curious timing behind what appears to be first report of mock-attack against replica Blue House

N.Korea conducts drills targeting S.Korean Presidential office
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 11, 2016
N. Korea appoints Ri Son Gwon head of inter-Korean agency

N. Korea appoints Ri Son Gwon head of inter-Korean agency

KPA officer involved in North-South military talks named as Chairman of CPRC

N. Korea appoints Ri Son Gwon head of inter-Korean agency
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 9, 2016
North Korea media reveals location of suspicious ship
NK PRO

North Korea media reveals location of suspicious ship

Tanzanian vessel has not broadcast any location information for six weeks

North Korea media reveals location of suspicious ship
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 9, 2016
National Assembly votes to impeach Park Geun-hye over “Choi-gate”

National Assembly votes to impeach Park Geun-hye over “Choi-gate”

Trump’s inauguration and absence of ROK presidency will weaken its diplomatic position: expert

National Assembly votes to impeach Park Geun-hye over “Choi-gate”
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 9, 2016
North Korea removes buildings near ‘bridge to nowhere’

North Korea removes buildings near ‘bridge to nowhere’

No further signs of construction on the North Korean side evident

North Korea removes buildings near ‘bridge to nowhere’
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 8, 2016