Business
Information related to the North Korea business sector
Poker in Pyongyang: Life and death in North Korea’s casinos
Foreign employee’s death raises questions about ownership of country’s gambling industry
North Korean ski-resort closed until mid-January
Both the Masikryong resort's hotel and slopes closed to due to unspecified renovations
What’s brewing: How to make and drink your own beer in N.Korea
Drinking is very popular in the North, so much so that strong alcohol is treated like a 'soft drink'
OFAC’s new sanctions on N. Korean shipping
New designations likely further limit chances of seeing OMM ships outside of East Asia
In Northeast China, overworked performers sent home to Pyongyang
Pyongyang Art Troupe lasts just one year in the disillusioning conditions of the Hunchun hotel
North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes
N.Korean tobacco tear-inducingly strong to Southerners, N.Koreans find S.Korean tobacco unmanly
Syria, Iran among N. Korea’s “resilient” customers – Berger
New book highlights areas of ongoing cooperation despite sanctions regimes
U.S.-Iran deal could lead to more Iranian oil in N. Korea
Easing Iranian oil sanctions could see more exports or re-exports from China: Congressional report
Despite reported ban, N. Korean seafood exports continue
Imports of cereals also fell again in October, with North Korea importing 70% less that in 2014
Russia, North Korea will sign electric power deal
Government decree says agreement will look to upgrade DPRK power stations, infrastructure
