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Leo Byrne

Leo Byrne was the Data and Analytic Director at NK News. Follow him on twitter.

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North Korean workers deported from Nepal

North Korean workers deported from Nepal

North Korean citizens were working in Nepal on tourist visas, carrying out blasting work for a hydro powerplant

North Korean workers deported from Nepal
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 4, 2015
North Korea prepping Nodong missile – South Korean media

North Korea prepping Nodong missile – South Korean media

A government source tells local media that North Korea could be ready to fire medium range ballistic missile

North Korea prepping Nodong missile – South Korean media
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 3, 2015
North Korea announces more hydroelectric plants

North Korea announces more hydroelectric plants

Few details given, with experts believing power stations to be small scale

North Korea announces more hydroelectric plants
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 3, 2015
North Korea threaten balloon launches with ‘cannons or missiles’

North Korea threaten balloon launches with ‘cannons or missiles’

S. Korea refuses to change stance on preventing leaflet launches despite threats, court ruling

North Korea threaten balloon launches with ‘cannons or missiles’
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 2, 2015
North Korean spies infiltrated UN agencies

North Korean spies infiltrated UN agencies

According to a draft version of Panel of Experts report, DPRK intelligence operatives worked at UNESCO, WFP

North Korean spies infiltrated UN agencies
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne February 27, 2015
North Korea raises wages at Kaesong

North Korea raises wages at Kaesong

Increase comes the day after South Korea and China sign FTA on Kaesong manufactured products

North Korea raises wages at Kaesong
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne February 26, 2015
Country Profile: Thailand and North Korea

Country Profile: Thailand and North Korea

Luxury cars and chicken curry: Thailand's odd exports to the DPRK

Country Profile: Thailand and North Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne February 9, 2015
South Korean companies call for end to May 24 sanctions

South Korean companies call for end to May 24 sanctions

A group of 160 entrepreneurs with investments in North Korea say that have lost $14 billion

South Korean companies call for end to May 24 sanctions
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne January 14, 2015
All change: North Korean ships reshuffle their identities

All change: North Korean ships reshuffle their identities

Over thirty DPRK fleet members have changed names, flags or ownership information in 2014

All change: North Korean ships reshuffle their identities
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne October 21, 2014
“Door is wide open” to foreign investment in North Korea

“Door is wide open” to foreign investment in North Korea

North Korean delegation attempt to attract foreign investors at a conference in China

“Door is wide open” to foreign investment in North Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 22, 2014