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Currency reform sparks anger in North Korea

Source: Press TV

Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated Wed Dec 02 08:04:22 -0800 2009 | political-news

Foreign embassies in Pyongyang have confirmed that North Koreans have been given a week to exchange old notes for the new ones. Analysts say the revaluation is aimed at curbing inflation and clamping down on growing free markets in the...

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Resurrected emissions scheme appears doomed

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated Wed Dec 02 12:35:29 -0800 2009 | political-news

The Federal Government's third attempt at getting its emissions trading scheme through Parliament already appears to be heading for defeat. The Government says it wants to give the Opposition another chance to support the legislation. It plans to reintroduce the...

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International Fashplomacy: Noko Jeans From North Korea

Source: The Frisky

Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated Tue Dec 01 15:26:15 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news

That’s not quite the case with Jacob Åström, Tor Rauden Källstigen and Jakob Ohlsson, who decided to go the hard way by starting their jeans line in the least likely of all places—North Korea. According to Fashion Week Daily, the...

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