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Near misses along the Chinese-North Korean border

Near misses along the Chinese-North Korean border

There's another group of Korean families separated by borders, but less bound by emotional loss

Near misses along the Chinese-North Korean border
NK News
NK News November 19, 2015
North Korea angles for FDI, but doubt lingers

North Korea angles for FDI, but doubt lingers

Pyongyang angles to attract more takers; past partners reveal mixed results

North Korea angles for FDI, but doubt lingers
John Power
John Power November 18, 2015
North, South Korea and Russia begin third coal project trial
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North, South Korea and Russia begin third coal project trial

Final test run of trilateral coal project will run despite no sail zone in East Sea

North, South Korea and Russia begin third coal project trial
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 17, 2015
Post-unification Korea: Get ready for selective amnesia

Post-unification Korea: Get ready for selective amnesia

Expect northern Koreans to take a Russian or Japanese – not a German – attitude toward the past

Post-unification Korea: Get ready for selective amnesia
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 15, 2015
The life of a N.Korean 1-percenter

The life of a N.Korean 1-percenter

Despite its relative poverty, the North has rich people – and we mean really rich

The life of a N.Korean 1-percenter
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung November 12, 2015
Russian imports of N. Korean products continue to fall
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Russian imports of N. Korean products continue to fall

Value of DRPK exports to Russia ten times lower than two years ago

Russian imports of N. Korean products continue to fall
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 10, 2015
‘Pyongyang Speed’ touted as finished scientist street revealed

‘Pyongyang Speed’ touted as finished scientist street revealed

'Profit' motive might be behind the speedy pace of construction, says analyst

‘Pyongyang Speed’ touted as finished scientist street revealed
JH Ahn
JH Ahn November 4, 2015
Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans

Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans

Northerners will confront outdated skill sets, diminished social statuses in after regime collapse

Post-unification, a drab future for North(ern) Koreans
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov November 2, 2015
Let them eat rice: North Korea’s public distribution system

Let them eat rice: North Korea’s public distribution system

‘90s-era collapse of the Communist Bloc left a void, filled by markets and PDS nostalgia

Let them eat rice: North Korea’s public distribution system
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy October 29, 2015
North Korea’s ‘aspirational’ electricity grid

North Korea’s ‘aspirational’ electricity grid

A large grid map in Pyongyang shows the DPRK's current grid, but also appears to include future projects

North Korea’s ‘aspirational’ electricity grid
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne October 28, 2015