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Rob York

Rob York

Rob York is director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. He previously worked as a production editor for The South China Morning Post and chief editor of NK News. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Korean history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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North wants 10 percent raise for Kaesong employees

North wants 10 percent raise for Kaesong employees

South appears unwilling to consider increase, citing last year’s shutdown

North wants 10 percent raise for Kaesong employees
Rob York
Rob York March 17, 2014
Parents of abducted Japanese girl meet granddaughter

Parents of abducted Japanese girl meet granddaughter

Five-day meeting arranged through restarted Tokyo-Pyongyang Red Cross talks

Parents of abducted Japanese girl meet granddaughter
Rob York
Rob York March 16, 2014
A red line between what China, North Korea want

A red line between what China, North Korea want

Beijing, touting stability, faces balancing act over Pyongyang

A red line between what China, North Korea want
Rob York
Rob York March 14, 2014
Military official at heart of purge rumors elected to Supreme Assembly

Military official at heart of purge rumors elected to Supreme Assembly

Other rising stars close to Kim elected as state media reports 100 percent turnout

Military official at heart of purge rumors elected to Supreme Assembly
Rob York
Rob York March 12, 2014
Kim elected with 100 percent of the vote – KCNA

Kim elected with 100 percent of the vote – KCNA

Results in other districts may be monitored to track Kim's consolidation of power

Kim elected with 100 percent of the vote – KCNA
Rob York
Rob York March 10, 2014
Released missionary tells of ‘grueling’ interrogations in NK

Released missionary tells of ‘grueling’ interrogations in NK

Short says he confessed to breaking law, but calls mission work 'God-directed duty'

Released missionary tells of ‘grueling’ interrogations in NK
Rob York
Rob York March 7, 2014
Post-war U.S. government fostered ‘extremism’ in both Koreas — scholar

Post-war U.S. government fostered ‘extremism’ in both Koreas — scholar

Tensions roiled under American occupation eventually ‘erupted’ in Korean War

Post-war U.S. government fostered ‘extremism’ in both Koreas — scholar
Rob York
Rob York March 5, 2014
North Korea releases Australian missionary

North Korea releases Australian missionary

Release comes after Pyongyang's refusal to discuss detention of South Korean evangelist

North Korea releases Australian missionary
Rob York
Rob York March 3, 2014
North’s low press freedom score corroborates UN COI report

North’s low press freedom score corroborates UN COI report

In face of Associated Press presence, why is North Korea's freedom-of-the-press ranking still dismal?

North’s low press freedom score corroborates UN COI report
Rob York
Rob York February 25, 2014
Tensions in hereditary leadership can resolve nuclear issue – academic

Tensions in hereditary leadership can resolve nuclear issue – academic

Author says North appears ‘confused’ about which leader’s policies to embrace

Tensions in hereditary leadership can resolve nuclear issue – academic
Rob York
Rob York February 22, 2014