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UN allocates $6 million to N. Korea in emergency funds The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $6.3 million for emergency drought relief in North Korea, including supplementary food rations and treatments for waterborne diseases, according to a recent press release. The funds will be divided between three different UN agencies, UNICEF, the World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). “The availability of CERF funds allows us to kick-start life-saving response to communities affected by drought,” UN DPRK Resident Coordinator Tapan Mishra said in the press release. Visit NK News for more Survey: Marketization has mixed effects on N. Koreans’ mindsets A South Korean scholar on Wednesday unveiled a survey of North Koreans – and not defectors – to learn more about changes in their identities and values due to the trend of marketization. Yang Moon-soo of the University of North Korean Studies presented his recent research, conducted in March-June 2015, at an event entitled “North Koreans’ Mind,” organized by, the university. “This research was conducted on 100 North Koreans who had been dispatched to a foreign country, in order to grasp the tendency toward materialization and individualization among North Koreans,” Yang said. Visit NK News for more Can foreigners marry North Koreans?, By Je Son Lee In this edition of Ask A North Korean, Je Son Lee addresses the question of how North Koreans view "mixed marriages” and whether it is possible for a foreigner to marry a North Korean in the country. While it may not be possible for ex-pats to marry North Koreans, Hwagyo (descendents of Chinese immigrants) have been able to. Lee also remenisces about stories she heard regarding North Korean doctors and nurses falling in love and marrying foreigners while on placements overseas. Children born of "mixed" relationships also lived within Pyongyang and Lee remembers how the North Korean government took a keen interest in their development and potential uses within North Korean society. Visit NK News for more

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Civic group members indicted over alleged security law breach (Yonhap News)
Two members of a local civic group have been indicted on charges of promoting North Korean ideologies in breach of an anti-North Korea law, prosecutors said Wednesday. 

Politicians honor Kim Dae-jung in tense event (JoongAng Ilbo)
Major political players on both sides of the aisle remembered former President Kim Dae-jung at a ceremony commemorating the sixth anniversary of his death. 

Chinese businessmen invited to inter-Korean industrial park (The Korea Herald)
A South Korean business group in Beijing has invited Chinese businessmen to an investor fair to be held at an inter-Korean industrial complex in North Korea in October, a group official said.

Slovenian avant-garde band Laibach plays North Korea concerts (Daily Telegraph)
A Slovenian avant-garde band with a penchant for Nazi uniforms is playing two concerts in North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean peninsula from Japanese control.

S. Korea monitoring reported purge of senior N. Korean official (Yonhap News)
South Korea said Wednesday it is closely monitoring the whereabouts of a ranking North Korean official dealing with inter-Korean affairs amid a local media report that he might have been purged.