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Information related to the North Korea business sector
Touring North Korea part 5: Detentions and arrests
Are arrests going up under Kim Jong Un due to greater volume of tourists, or new security policies?
Singaporean investor behind new Pyongyang department store revealed
Firm within walking distance of two known North Korean entities in Singapore
Chinese defense company opened subsidiary North Korea office in 2011
Beijing Changfeng is foreign business arm of Chinese aerospace and defense company
Touring North Korea part 4: Barriers to growth of the industry
For now the barriers to market expansion are significant, coming on nearly every side imaginable
The Ramen regime: A seven day diet in North Korea
"Ramen was actually seen as a diet food by people in my region of North Korea"
Trade with Liaoning near N. Korea generated $1.2 billion so far in 2016
Chinese customs data also shows that North Korea moves more coal by sea than overland
Touring North Korea part 3: Pros and cons of the industry
Despite tourism's potentially transformative role, state remains in firm control
Why North Korean tour operators are optimistic about growth
Chinese numbers to DPRK are dropping significantly, but Western operators remain optimistic
North Korean coal, iron exports increase again in June
Latest data shows continued resistance to new UN sanctions regime
Touring North Korea part 2: How business and finance works
A look at the technicalities of tour agency business activity
