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    North Korea's Monument Factory

    For the first time in six years, leaders in North and South Korea will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday. They're scheduled to talk about reopening a joint industrial complex in the North. In the meantime, Bloomberg's BusinessWeek is reporting on another North Korean enterprise.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    For the first time in six years, leaders in North and South Korea will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday. They're scheduled to talk about reopening a joint industrial complex in the North. In the meantime, Bloomberg's BusinessWeek is reporting on another North Korean enterprise. Reporter Caroline Winter has more on the Mansudae Art Studio, which may be the world's largest art factory.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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      Caroline Winter

      Bloomberg BusinessWeek

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