May 17, 2024

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Chongryon bears brunt of Japan-N.Korea disdain

Chongryon bears brunt of Japan-N.Korea disdain

Past year has seen arrest of pro-North members, denial of subsidies for Chongryon schools

Chongryon bears brunt of Japan-N.Korea disdain
Rob York
Rob York December 24, 2015
Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters
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Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters

Debacles of recent Orascom investment and Morangbong visit to China will have little impact

Why N. Korea won’t be worried by its recent reputational disasters
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 17, 2015
Satellite imagery shows housing built after N. Korean floods
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Satellite imagery shows housing built after N. Korean floods

Housing consistent with that shown in DPRK media, though difficult to estimate size of project

Satellite imagery shows housing built after N. Korean floods
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 16, 2015
Are PUST students potential North Korean hackers?

Are PUST students potential North Korean hackers?

Debate centers on whether PUST serves helpful role even if grads are recruited to hack

Are PUST students potential North Korean hackers?
JH Ahn
JH Ahn | Rob York December 13, 2015
A disgraceful definition of dereliction of duty by the DPRK

A disgraceful definition of dereliction of duty by the DPRK

Before predicting its collapse, North Korea must be seen for what it is: a failed state

A disgraceful definition of dereliction of duty by the DPRK
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy December 11, 2015
North Korean ski-resort closed until mid-January
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North Korean ski-resort closed until mid-January

Both the Masikryong resort's hotel and slopes closed to due to unspecified renovations

North Korean ski-resort closed until mid-January
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 11, 2015
S.Korean poem criticized for praising N. Korean leader

S.Korean poem criticized for praising N. Korean leader

Poem's provocative but deceptive title continues to generate heat more than four decades later

S.Korean poem criticized for praising N. Korean leader
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 9, 2015
More North Korean government, industrial sites add solar
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More North Korean government, industrial sites add solar

DPRK media claims other large scale facilities switching to solar power - expert doubts figures

More North Korean government, industrial sites add solar
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne December 9, 2015
North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes

North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes

N.Korean tobacco tear-inducingly strong to Southerners, N.Koreans find S.Korean tobacco unmanly

North Korea’s patriotic producers of cigarettes
Michelle Lee December 8, 2015
School life of Pyongyang Foreigners’ School revealed in video

School life of Pyongyang Foreigners’ School revealed in video

Quality of education has improved, but propaganda on Kims remained constant

School life of Pyongyang Foreigners’ School revealed in video
JH Ahn
JH Ahn December 4, 2015
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