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Russian tanker visits North Korea’s Nampho port
Foreign owned tankers delivering to North Korea could indicate increasing demand
February 16, 2016
Satellite imagery, photos show N. Korea’s new tourist zone
Tourist area opposite Dandong built in six months, seems to be powered at night
February 10, 2016
North Korea improving electricity grid – local media
Improvements include burning less heavy fuel oil in Pyongyang thermal plant, more renewables
February 1, 2016
North Korea’s new cable car from Austrian ski resort
New gondola system at the DPRK's Masikryong resort could breach UN, EU sanctions
January 27, 2016
Choe Ryong Hae re-emerges, accompanies Kim Jong Un
A few months of revolutionary education normal even for top officials, expert says
January 20, 2016
N. Korea says it will upgrade rail to handle increasing coal
The DPRK's aging rail infrastructure is a likely bottleneck on moving coal around the country
January 19, 2016
N.Korea-China trade declines again
Nuclear test unlikely to impact trading relations due to Beijing's sanctions adjustments
January 13, 2016
N. Korean nuclear test causes tremors on Chinese border
Weibo users criticized Pyongyang, saying Beijing is losing control of its neighbor
January 7, 2016
Only small part of new North Korean tax free trade zone open
Photo of new bridge taken in November also indicates no progress on DPRK side
January 4, 2016
‘Hundreds’ of foreign companies in DPRK – local media
Article in Pyongyang Times comes amid news of trouble with Orascom
January 4, 2016
