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Rare earths bankroll North Korea’s future
(By Leonid Petrov, Asia Times On-line, 7 August, 2012) Those who travel to North Korea regularly might have noticed that the last couple of years have brought significant improvement in the country’s...
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Chinese Pressure To Halt North Korean Nuclear Test Increases
(6 February 2013, NKnews.ORG) With North Korea threatening to go beyond a third nuclear test in response to what it sees as “hostile” sanctions imposed after the December rocket launch, Chinese...
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Tourists in North Korea Unable To Send Postcards Home Due To “Sanctions”
(NKnews.org, 20 February 2013) Western tourists in North Korea have been banned from sending postcards home to friends and loved ones, supposedly as a result of “sanctions” passed in recent days and...
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North Korea rockets and artillery ‘target’ US bases
(by Tania Branigan, The Guardian, 26 March 2013) North Korea said it had ordered its rocket and long-range artillery units to be combat-ready, targeting military bases in the US and American bases in...
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Russia Friendship Section Added to ARIRANG Mass Games
by Chad O’Carroll (NK News, 23 July 2013) Headline image by Koryo Tours. SEOUL – North Korea has added a chapter on Russian friendship to the Arirang Mass Games, a source who attended the show on...
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‘Murky’ drug trade: How did North Korea become a meth hub?
(By Geoffrey Cain, GlobalPost Contributor, 7 Dec. 2013) SEOUL, South Korea – Extradited from Thailand, the five suspects appeared before a New York court last month to face charges of a sensational...
View ArticleIf China falls out with North Korea, then Russia will step in
Kirsty Needham (Sydney Morning Herlad, Beijing, 24 APRIL 2017) Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his US counterpart Donald Trump that Beijing opposes any action on the Korean Peninsula that goes...
View ArticleRussian and Chinese Stance on North Korea is Consistent with the Old Days...
My interview with Alex Jensen (tbs eFM Radio 101.3 MHz, Seoul) about the Russian and Chinese stance on North Korea.
View ArticleA Unified Korea – The Finland of Northeast Asia
Radio Sputnik International (Pivot to Asia 15.02.2018) An amazing thing is happening in Korea. The North and the South are experiencing a thaw in relations and a visit by the President of South Korea...
View ArticleChina-N. Korea Ties Emphacised in Xi’s Letter to Kim
Following the outburst of North Korean missile launches, Xi Jinping’s memorandum sent to Kim Jong Un can be seen as a strong diplomatic signal of China’s improving relations with the US. The Chinese...
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