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North Korea promotes beach holidays via domestic ad. campaign

North Korea promotes beach holidays via domestic ad. campaign

Push to promote beach vacations suggests holidays no longer solely for elite

North Korea promotes beach holidays via domestic ad. campaign
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald September 3, 2013
Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?

Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?

Academic says rates of preventable diseases in the North are dropping

Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?
Matthew McGrath August 29, 2013
Mixed evidence on Chinese implementation of N. Korea sanctions

Mixed evidence on Chinese implementation of N. Korea sanctions

Paraxoically, Chinese businesses may be primary beneficiaries of sanctions on N. Korea

Mixed evidence on Chinese implementation of N. Korea sanctions
Andray Abrahamian
Andray Abrahamian August 29, 2013
Understanding past, present and future inter-Korean relations

Understanding past, present and future inter-Korean relations

Kaesong, cellphones and the future of the peninsula: an interview with Dr. Chang-hyun Jung

Understanding past, present and future inter-Korean relations
Subin Kim
Subin Kim August 28, 2013
Five years left to solve the North Korea nuclear issue

Five years left to solve the North Korea nuclear issue

Veteran North Korea watcher says int’l community has five years to resolve problems

Five years left to solve the North Korea nuclear issue
Subin Kim
Subin Kim August 23, 2013
How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2

A look at how education and information technology will shape North Korea's future

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza August 22, 2013
How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1

A look at how education and information technology will shape North Korea's future

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 1
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza August 21, 2013
North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution

North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution

North Korea encourages IT and cellphone use but deliberately limits network capacities

North Korea’s “schizophrenic” computer and phone revolution
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 19, 2013
Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans

Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans

Once a valued source of hard currency, repatriates from Japan have fallen on hard times

Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 6, 2013
Why are the majority of North Korean defectors female?

Why are the majority of North Korean defectors female?

Their role as breadwinners and the need to make money pushes N. Korean women towards China

Why are the majority of North Korean defectors female?
Shinui Kim
Shinui Kim July 31, 2013