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Pro snowboarders heading to North Korea

Pro snowboarders heading to North Korea

Three professional snowboarders will visit the Masikryong ski resort in January as part of tour

Pro snowboarders heading to North Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 29, 2015
Pyongyang introduces rose-themed luxury spa

Pyongyang introduces rose-themed luxury spa

New amenities symbolize Pyongyang’s expanded home market, 'capitalistic ways,' says researcher

Pyongyang introduces rose-themed luxury spa
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 29, 2015
Kim Jong Un encourages fishery workers to meet production goals

Kim Jong Un encourages fishery workers to meet production goals

Fisheries industry appears key to leader's plans for North Korea's domestic economy

Kim Jong Un encourages fishery workers to meet production goals
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi December 29, 2015
North Korea urges Seoul to dismantle concrete obstacles

North Korea urges Seoul to dismantle concrete obstacles

Due to their high strategic value, Seoul will not remove barriers, says expert

North Korea urges Seoul to dismantle concrete obstacles
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 28, 2015
Little hope of breakthrough in inter-Korean relations in 2016: KINU

Little hope of breakthrough in inter-Korean relations in 2016: KINU

The possibility of Six-Party Talks is relatively higher, due to the U.S. and China's position

Little hope of breakthrough in inter-Korean relations in 2016: KINU
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi December 28, 2015
Third Paekdu power plant to be completed by May – DPRK media
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Third Paekdu power plant to be completed by May – DPRK media

News follows visit by a delegation of Russian energy specialists to North Korea last week

Third Paekdu power plant to be completed by May – DPRK media
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 24, 2015
N.Korean workers in Poland, Mongolia face ‘rights violations’: panel

N.Korean workers in Poland, Mongolia face ‘rights violations’: panel

Workers labor under extreme hours, poor conditions, having 90 percent of salary confiscated

N.Korean workers in Poland, Mongolia face ‘rights violations’: panel
Jiwon Song December 24, 2015
N. Korea warns Canada not to interfere with pastor’s sentence

N. Korea warns Canada not to interfere with pastor’s sentence

State is purposefully using Lim’s case to send political message, says expert

N. Korea warns Canada not to interfere with pastor’s sentence
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 23, 2015
North Korea opens new tourist zone at Sinuiju
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North Korea opens new tourist zone at Sinuiju

Area currently open to Chinese tourists who can visit without visa - tour operator

North Korea opens new tourist zone at Sinuiju
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 23, 2015
S.Korean students have positive view of unification

S.Korean students have positive view of unification

Unification education appears to influence South Korean students to think positive

S.Korean students have positive view of unification
Hyun-bi Park
Hyun-bi Park December 23, 2015