Saturday, 14 November 2015

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As marketization and Hallyu, or Korean Wave, culture penetrates and spreads in the North, economic factors are becoming important criteria to those out on the prowl for a partner.

Korean-American stroke victim evacuated from N.Korea to Russia
A 63-year-old Korean-American man was recently evacuated from North Korea’s Rason Special Economic Zone after suffering a stroke there, NK News has learned. 
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Photos from reunion event in N.Korea cost media $9,000
The heartwarming pictures from the reunions of separated families in late October were sent via fax line and cost the media outlets involved more than $9,000. 
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What will it take for normalization between Japan and N. Korea? - Expert Survey
Because of the acrimony built up over the abduction issue, North Korea and Japan are unlikely to normalize relations. 
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Ex-unification minister calls for new inter-Korean cooperation
A report by a former minister of unification suggests that South Korea may need to be more proactive in economic cooperation with the North due to expanding China-NK cooperation.
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Expert: Expansion of inter-Korean projects at Kumgang, Kaesong feasible​
A South Korean economics expert on Friday said South Korea can consider improving inter-Korean cooperation through a sequence involving the expansion of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, as well as the resumption of the Mount Kumgang and the Kaesong tours. 
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S Korean president may be open to summit with North Korea (Asia One)
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said she would be willing to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, but only if there was a "breakthrough" on Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
Cyber 'War Games' against China, Iran and North Korea Set for 2016 (NextGov)
In an unprecedented move, Congress just ordered U.S. Cyber Command to carry out simulated "war games" against, specifically, Russia, along with China, Iran and North Korea. 
Canada's election gives hope to family of Hyeon Soo Lim (CNN)
A new set of state officials in Canada, loaded into power after the victory of Justin Trudeau in a general election last month, are now in charge of bringing home the Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim.
Defector relatives a bonus on dating scene (The Daily NK)
As marketization and Hallyu, or Korean Wave, culture penetrates and spreads in the North, economic factors are becoming important criteria to those out on the prowl for a partner. 
Aide to N. Korea's Kim May Be Undergoing Re-education (VoA News)
A close aide of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is rumored to have been purged and may be undergoing re-education as punishment, a source in Seoul said Thursday.

Friday, 13 November 2015

N. Korean Marshal Ri Ul Sol gets funeral in Pyongyang Marshal Ri Ul Sol, who died late last week at age 94, received a state funeral on Wednesday in Pyongyang, which featured Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un laying the soil with his bare hands.

N. Korean Marshal Ri Ul Sol gets funeral in Pyongyang
Marshal Ri Ul Sol, who died late last week at age 94, received a state funeral on Wednesday in Pyongyang, which featured Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un laying the soil with his bare hands. 
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In session: What to look for at N.Korea’s 7th Party Congress in May, By Dr. Andrei Lankov
The four years of Kim Jong Un’s rule in North Korea have been full of unexpected turns and surprises. We have seen incidents without parallel in earlier North Korean history (like the high-profile purge and execution of Jang Song Thaek). 
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Sanctioned N.Korean firm worked in Russian apartment​
Pictures obtained by NK News show the former Russian branch of sanctioned DPRK shipping company Ocean Maritime Management (OMM) in a regular apartment in a nondescript building in Vladivostok. 
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The life of a N.Korean 1-percenter, By Kim Yoo-sung - Ask A North Korean
Kim Yoo-sung's father-in-law was known as "the Donald Trump" of their province, but what did this mean in practice? 
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'Western-style' interview with N.Koreans gives predictable answers
The Minjok Tongshin, an outlet made up of Korean-American journalists based in the U.S., recently released a video in which North Koreans insist that they are satisfied with their lives and proud of the leadership. 
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Kim Jong-un 'Wants Amicable Ties with S.Korea' (Chosun Ilbo)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last month told Liu Yunshan, the Chinese Communist Party's fifth-ranked official, that he wants to "ease tensions and seek amicable relations with South Korea." 
Trump calls N. Korean leader 'madman' armed with nuclear weapons (Yonhap News)
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a "madman" armed with nuclear weapons.
41 North Koreans toiling at Leisure Clothing (Malta Today)
41 North Koreans are currently working at Leisure Clothing, the Chinese company facing allegations of exploitation and human trafficking.
Radio broadcasts encourage Party cadres to compare notes (Daily NK)
More Workers’ Party cadres in North Korea are tuning into banned radio broadcasts beamed in from other countries on a regular basis. 
N. Korean front-line commander replaced after inter-Korean conflict (Yonhap News)
North Korea has replaced a front-line military commander who played a direct role in the country's deadly landmine blasts near the border and an exchange of live fire with the South.

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S. Korea, U.S. agree on N.Korean preemptive strike plan
U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs agreed on pre-emptive strike plans on North Korea’s nuclear capable sites and weapons during a security meeting in Seoul today. 
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S.Korean SMEs skeptical of investment in N.Korea​
Most South Korean small-to-medium-sized enterprises are not sold on future investment in North Korea’s economic development zones, according to a survey released last week by the Korea Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Business. 
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Lee Ul Sol: Last of N. Korea’s original partisans, By Fyrodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy recounts Lee Ul Sol's adventurous life story within North Korea's elite and speculates on what his death may mean for the regime as a whole.
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N.Korea claims cancer-curing nano-tech medicine
North Korea’s state-run Rodong Sinmun has posted a video claiming that Pyongyang has invented the nano-medicine that can cure cancer and arteriosclerosis. 
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Half of S. Koreans reluctant to see NK relatives (Korea Times)
About half of elderly South Koreans who may have relatives living in North Korea do not want to see them again for various reasons, according to data from the Ministry of Unification.
North Korea Calls Australian Offshore Detention 'A Bit Much' (SBS)
North Korea, a brutal dictatorship with a laundry list of human rights violations to its name, has used the recent United Nations forum in Geneva to criticise Australia's offshore detention regime.
Trial operation for 1st coastal express railway in NE China (Xinhua)
The 290.7-km Danda Railway, linking the coastal cities of Dandong and Dalian in Liaoning Province, will run at a speed of 200 km per hour, according to the Shenyang Railway Bureau (SRB).
U.S. human rights envoy to visit S. Korea (Yonhap News)
The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues will visit Seoul later this week for meetings with South Korean officials, the State Department announced Monday.
News of historic Party Congress elicits sighs (Daily NK)
On October 30th, North Korea announced that it will hold the seventh Congress of the Korean Workers’ Party sometime in May of 2016.