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Tag: Daily NK

Posted inNorth Korea

Behold, North Korea has Asia’s hottest currency

by Bradley K. Martin June 11, 2021June 15, 2021

Something weird recently happened to what had been one of the world’s least coveted currencies. If you were North Korean and wanted to buy a single Chinese yuan on May 7, it would have cost you 97o North Korean won. By May 29, reports Osaka-based AsiaPress/Rimjingang, undercover reporters based near the Chinese border were being […]

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South Korea ban on balloon drops: a slippery slope

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North Korea woes require more than a China vaccine

by Bradley K. Martin December 2, 2020December 6, 2020
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Clearing North Korea’s bad debt

by Bradley K. Martin August 17, 2020August 30, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea

North Korea crackdown can’t block phoned in news

by Bradley K. Martin and Hideko Takayama July 3, 2020July 6, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia

Why media get North Korea wrong

by Andrew Salmon and Mitch Shin May 7, 2020May 11, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea

Kim rumors filter down to ordinary North Koreans

by Gabriela Bernal May 1, 2020May 5, 2020
Posted inAnalysis

Guessing game down to end game for Kim Jong Un

by Bradley K. Martin April 30, 2020May 2, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea

Inside North Korea’s ‘Game of Thrones’

by Andrew Salmon April 22, 2020May 1, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea

North Korea’s silent struggle against Covid-19

by Gabriela Bernal March 31, 2020April 13, 2020

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