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Kim Jong Un calls for North Korean fruit “supremacy”

Kim Jong Un calls for North Korean fruit “supremacy”

Efforts made to bolster agricultural sector “in light of imminent harvest season” - Rodong Sinmun

Kim Jong Un calls for North Korean fruit “supremacy”
Max Kim
Max Kim August 21, 2014
Unreported large-scale meeting took place in Pyongyang – source

Unreported large-scale meeting took place in Pyongyang – source

Up to 150 buses transported VIP delegations across Pyongyang

Unreported large-scale meeting took place in Pyongyang – source
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 21, 2014
North will continue with rocket, missile launches – state media

North will continue with rocket, missile launches – state media

Editorial by rocket researcher boasts of successful missile tests, warns of more launches

North will continue with rocket, missile launches – state media
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi August 21, 2014
Russian website releases North Korean IT worker CVs

Russian website releases North Korean IT worker CVs

Release comes amid North-Russia Information Technology deal

Russian website releases North Korean IT worker CVs
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 21, 2014
Paper: North Korea moves tank divisions to province bordering China

Paper: North Korea moves tank divisions to province bordering China

Chosun Ilbo reports fears of 'betrayal'; paper has history of anonymously sourced reports

Paper: North Korea moves tank divisions to province bordering China
Rob York
Rob York August 21, 2014
North Korea invests in improved football coaching

North Korea invests in improved football coaching

DPRK brings in coach from Malaysia to raise performance to international standards

North Korea invests in improved football coaching
Doyun Kim
Doyun Kim August 21, 2014
Japanese mayor to visit N. Korea’s Rajin port for economic survey

Japanese mayor to visit N. Korea’s Rajin port for economic survey

First visit by Japanese local government official since May talks

Japanese mayor to visit N. Korea’s Rajin port for economic survey
Max Kim
Max Kim August 20, 2014
North Korea hackathon ideas “futile”, says Uriminzokkiri

North Korea hackathon ideas “futile”, says Uriminzokkiri

Efforts to 'spy,' 'brainwash' N. Korean public ‘height of ignorance’

North Korea hackathon ideas “futile”, says Uriminzokkiri
Doyun Kim
Doyun Kim August 20, 2014
North Korea silent on high-level meetings

North Korea silent on high-level meetings

DPRK do not respond to calls for talks as South Korean deadline passes

North Korea silent on high-level meetings
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald August 19, 2014
North Korean delegation attended Russian arms fair, spokesperson confirms

North Korean delegation attended Russian arms fair, spokesperson confirms

Expo spokesperson insists delegation was not official

North Korean delegation attended Russian arms fair, spokesperson confirms
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 19, 2014