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Revealed: Pyongyang’s new Central Bank headquarters

Revealed: Pyongyang’s new Central Bank headquarters

Does new, larger building imply new responsibilities for Central Bank?

Revealed: Pyongyang’s new Central Bank headquarters
Curtis Melvin
Curtis Melvin July 3, 2013
How North Korean trading companies make money

How North Korean trading companies make money

Trade organizations work together by swapping their state-approved quota for surplus materials

How North Korean trading companies make money
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 28, 2013
North Korean threat helped South Korea to develop – Breen

North Korean threat helped South Korea to develop – Breen

Meet the honorary citizen of Seoul who's seen decades of change in South Korea

North Korean threat helped South Korea to develop – Breen
Rob York
Rob York June 28, 2013
Revealed: Plans for North Korea’s new $200m international airport

Revealed: Plans for North Korea’s new $200m international airport

New economic development project also includes 'business centre' and golf course

Revealed: Plans for North Korea’s new $200m international airport
Curtis Melvin
Curtis Melvin June 27, 2013
NK Media Watch – June 19 to 25

NK Media Watch – June 19 to 25

Coverage of Kim Jong Un’s Letter of Appeal, reporting of festivities honoring the beginning of the Korean War, and efforts taken by the government to ensure a better future

NK Media Watch – June 19 to 25
Matthew McGrath June 26, 2013
North Korea’s “Torure” Rail Transport System

North Korea’s “Torure” Rail Transport System

The cart itself is simple piece of technology: It rolls downhill and is slowed by a friction brake system by the conductor

North Korea’s “Torure” Rail Transport System
Curtis Melvin
Curtis Melvin June 18, 2013
A North Korean goes to Disneyland

A North Korean goes to Disneyland

"I would not have visited the U.S. and explored so many great places, if my mother had not escaped North Korea"

A North Korean goes to Disneyland
Park Ji Woo
Park Ji Woo June 7, 2013
The Russians are not coming to North Korea

The Russians are not coming to North Korea

North Korea’s Former Ally Now Mainly Concerned with Stability, Maintaining Status Quo

The Russians are not coming to North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov June 3, 2013
Media Watch – May 20th to 27th

Media Watch – May 20th to 27th

Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae's visit to China highlighted alongside visiting delegation from Laos PDR

Media Watch – May 20th to 27th
Matthew McGrath June 3, 2013
Why North Korea places so much emphasis on organic farming

Why North Korea places so much emphasis on organic farming

“Let us thoroughly implement the Juche farming methods created by the fatherly leader Comrade Kim Il Sung!"

Why North Korea places so much emphasis on organic farming
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich May 31, 2013