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2013 Rason International Trade Fair underway 22 Aug 2013 | 04:29 am
According to KCNA: 3rd Rason Int’l Trade Exhibition under Way Pyongyang, August 21 (KCNA) — The 3rd Rason International Trade Exhibition is going on in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Th...
Yonhap publishes table of ROK aid to DPRK 19 Aug 2013 | 01:01 am
From 2001 until 2013. Here is the source.
UN WFP and FAO Report food shortages 18 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
According to Yonahp (via Global Post): Eight out of 10 North Korean people are suffering from food shortages this year, with nearly 20 percent of children younger than five severely malnourished, a r...
“Hoeryong Food Street” reopens 17 Aug 2013 | 04:21 am
Pictured Above: The Hoeryong Food Avenue (Google Earth) According to Radio Free Asia: A shuttered special food court established by former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as a showcase for “high qua...
North Korea reaches the final stage for Sepho Tableland 17 Aug 2013 | 03:58 am
Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) 2013-8-16 North Korea began to develop the wasteland in Gangwon Province from the late 2012 into a large-scale livestock-breeding base and is reported to be ...
KCNA on the DPRK’s economic progress 17 Aug 2013 | 02:59 am
Here is a recent article in KCNA on economic advancements. I post as a reference to what the North Koreans are most proud of when it comes to economic management. DPRK Directs Efforts to Developing E...
DPRK – China trade falls in Q2 2013 13 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
According to Yonhap: North Korea’s trade with China fell 6 percent on-year in the first six months of this year, apparently hit by Beijing’s tougher stance against Pyongyang’s nuclear program, a seni...
DPRK updates “Ten Principles” 9 Aug 2013 | 11:55 pm
According to the Daily NK: The North Korean authorities have revised the “Ten Principles for the Establishment of the One-Ideology System” (hereafter the “Ten Principles”). The phrase “General Kim Jo...
US exports to DPRK reach US$5.1m in Q2 2013 8 Aug 2013 | 11:39 pm
According to Yonhap (via Global Post): U.S. exports to North Korea amounted to slightly over US$5 million in the first half of this year, with most of them shipped in June when Pyongyang shifted to a...
Daily NK fund raising campaign 8 Aug 2013 | 07:06 am
The Daily NK has launched a crowd-sourced funding campaign. I cannot stress how much we in the DPRK-watching community have benefited from the Daily NK’s reporting. If you are interested in supporti...
