LexisNexis Open Sources:
North Korea
Adam Dietz
April 14, 2004
Agenda
• Purpose – to review a small cross-section of
LexisNexis sources relevant to North Korea
• Process – we’ll describe a handful of sources
and review some recent data from each
• Payoff – Knowledge of a few more sources
that will be useful in your open source
research
About LexisNexis
• Web- or software- based online database.
• Online Since 1973.
• Over 36,000 sources of information, over
13,000 news sources.
• The largest news and business online
information service, including
comprehensive company, country,
financial, demographic, market research
and industry reports.
Wire Services
• Hundreds of different wire services
• A few highlights:
– Xinhua
– Tass
– Japan Economic Newswire
– AFX-Asia
Xinhua
• Official news agency of the People's
Republic of China
• In addition to China, provides useful
coverage of non-Chinese Asia
Xinhua – Sample Articles
1. S.Korean FM on nuclear issue,
April 12, 2004, 245 words
2. Annual cultural festival
inaugurated in Pyongyang, April
10, 2004, 165 words
3. Cambodian king leaves Beijing
for DPRK, April 10, 2004, 75
words
4. S.Korea, US, Japan hope for
working group meeting on nuclear
issue by April, April 10, 2004,
316 words
TASS
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the official Russian news agency. The
English language newswire sends
more than 100 stories each day
covering official statements, domestic
happenings, political and economic
news, international events, and
comments on world affairs in general.
TASS – Sample Articles
1. Russia ready for creation of
mechanism to handle NKorea nproblem, April 13, 2004 Tuesday
2. SKorea FM hails Russia role in
NKorea nuke problem settlement,
April 12, 2004 Monday
3. Russia undecided on accession to
US non-proliferation initiative,
April 12, 2004 Monday
TASS – Sample Articles
4. Saltanov stresses need to
continue talks on Korean
settlement, April 12, 2004
Monday
5. Pyongyang turns more beautiful
with approach of Kim Il-sung
birth, April 11, 2004 Sunday
AFX-Asia
• News service produced as a
joint venture of the
Financial Times Group, AFP,
Nikkei, Australian
Associated Press (AAP) and
AFX.
• Real-time coverage of Asian
economic, financial,
corporate and
AFX-Asia – Sample Articles
1. Pakistani scientist alleges he has seen
three NKorean nuclear devices, April
13, 2004; 467 words
2. China to join nuclear materials export
control group, April 13, 2004 185
words
AFX-Asia – Sample Articles
3. Two Koreas agree to set up joint railway
committee, April 11, 2004, 181 words,
4. NKorea wants to normalize ties with Japan
during Koizumi's term, April 7, 2004, 316
words,
5. SKorea proposes resumption of stalled talks
with NKorea, April 6, 2004, 367 words
Japan Economic Newswire
• Produced by Kyodo News
Service, the major supplier
of international general
news to the Japanese media
and Japanese general news to
foreign media.
• The JEN file contains both
the Japan Economic Daily and
Kyodo English Language News.
JEN – Sample Articles
1. Seoul expects working-group
nuke session late April or
early May, April 12, 2004,
284 words
2. Cheney arrives in Japan for
talks with Koizumi on Iraq,
April 10, 2004, 325 words
3. Japan, N. Korea to resume
talks in Beijing on April
26, April 10, 2004 214 words
JEN – Sample Articles
4. Japan, S. Korea, U.S. aim
for N. Korea working group
in April, April 9, 2004, 314
words
5. N. Korea offers to allow
abductees' kin to go to
Japan freely, April 8, 2004,
259 words
Global News Wire
• Global News Wire is a compilation
database of over 800 leading
newspapers, newswires, trade journals
and newsletters worldwide
Global News Wire - Samples
1. Asia Pulse, April 13, 2004,
168 Words, Korean Newspaper
Highlights - April 13, 2004
2. Bangkok Post, April 13,
2004, 1396 Words, Iraq And
North Korea Steal Meeting
Spotlight
3. The Korea Herald, April 13,
2004, 611 Words, Human
Rights In North Korea
Global News Wire - Samples
4. BBC Monitoring International
Reports, April 13, 2004, 370
Words, North, South Korea
Sign Land Lease Agreement On
Kaesong Industrial Complex
5. South China Morning Post,
April 13, 2004, 13, 650
Words, The Real Winner Will
Be North Korea
EIU
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EIU = Economist Intelligence Unit
A source of global business
intelligence
News, Business Intelligence, Profiles
& Reports as well as Forecasting &
Risk products
EIU Partial Contents
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Business Asia
Country Monitor
Viewswire
RiskWire
Pyramid Newsletters
Financing Foreign
Operations
• World Outlook
• Worldwide Regulatory
Update
• China Hand
• Country Profiles
• Country Reports
• Country Risk Service
• Country Forecast
• Country Risk: Global
prospectus
EIU Sample Reports
1. EIU ViewsWire, April 12, 2004 Monday, 614
words, European Union, EU politics:
Terrorist chemical threat 'worse than
suspected'
2. EIU RiskWire, April 8, 2004 Thursday, 1480
words, South Korea risk: Risk overview
3. EIU RiskWire, April 8, 2004
Thursday, 4941 words, South
Korea risk: Political stability
risk
EIU Sample Reports
4. EIU Business China, March 29,
2004 Monday, 1396 words, China:
Gone fission
5. EIU ViewsWire, March 26, 2004
Friday, 539 words, North Korea
economy: N Korea aims for
'leaping' economic progress
6. EIU ViewsWire, March 25, 2004
Thursday, 455 words, North Korea
economy: Chinese minister gets
taste of N Korea reforms
IAC Newsletter Database
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provides access to the near cover-to-cover
full text of more than 650 business and
industry newsletters from 165 different
publishers
multiple perspectives, including region,
company, industry, product, technology, or
topic of interest specific publications.
international in scope, covering major
economic and political regions of the world.
IAC Partial Contents
• Asian Political News
• Asian Economic
News
• Japan Energy Scan
• Japan Policy and
Politics
• Periscope Daily
Defense Capsules
• Japan Weekly
Monitor
• M2 Presswire
• WWP - Business
Opportunities in Asia
and the Pacific
IAC Sample Reports
1. Asian Political News, April 12,
2004, Pg. 0, 823 words, FOCUS:
Kawaguchi fails to mend fences
with China over bilateral rows.
2. Asian Political News, April 12,
2004, Pg. 0, 359 words, LEAD:
Supporters slam unofficial
contact with N. Korea on
abductions.
3. Asian Political News, April 12,
2004, Pg. 0, 570 words, LEAD:
IAC Sample Reports
4.
Japan Policy & Politics,
April 12, 2004, Pg. 0, 184
words, LEAD: Fukuda asks
painter Hirayama to raise
issues in N. Korea.
5.
Japan Policy & Politics,
April 12, 2004, Pg. 0, 649
words, 3RD LD: Ruling
coalition submits bill
LexisNexis Company Library
Selected Sources
• Bizekon Russian
Business
Directory
• Company Briefs-Gale Group
• Datamonitor Company Profile
• Disclosure
Incorporated
• Experian Business
Reports
• FBR Asian Company
• Foreign Companies
In Emerging
Markets Yearbook
• Hoover's Company
Capsules
• Hoover's Company
Profiles
• IAC (Sm) Company
Intelligence (R)
-- International
• IAC (Sm) Company
Intelligence (R)
-- U.S.
LexisNexis Company Library
Selected Sources
• ICC Directory Of
UK Companies
• ICC Financial
Analysis Reports
• Market Guide
Company Profiles
• Market Guide
Company Profiles
• Mergerstat M&A
Database
• Onesource(R)
Corptech(R)
Company
Profiles
• The Major
Companies
Database
• US Business
Directory
• Worldscope
LexisNexis Company Library
Companies Covered
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Abb Ltd (Adr)
Adolor Corp
Aerosonic Corp
Artisan Components Inc
Bank Mutual Corp
Big 5 Corp
Boeing Company
Bogen Communications
International Inc
C. R. Bard
Caterpillar Inc
Central Bank Of The
Democratic People's
Republic Of Korea
Committee For Promotion
Of International Trade
Of Dprk
• Digital Video Systems
Inc
• Dprk Disposal
Incorporated
• Dragon Pharmaceuticals
In
• Embassy Of The
Democratic People's
Republic Of Korea
• Englobal Corp
• Foreign Business
Development Associates
(For The Dprk) Limited
• Foreign Trade Bank Of
The Democratic People's
Republic Of Korea
• Franklin Financial
Services Corp
LexisNexis Company Library
Companies Covered
• Halliburton Co
• Hawaiian Electric
Industries Inc
• Herman Miller Inc
• Hy-Lok Corp
• Hyosung Corp
• International Hi Tech
Industries Inc
• Killbuck Bancshares Inc
• Kookmin Bank New
• Korea Electric Power
Corp
• Mk Gold Co
• Oxy Co Ltd
• Priya And Dprk Link
Limited
• Quicklogic Corp
• Reckitt Benckiser Plc
• Seagate Technology New
• Silicon Image Inc Soco
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International Plc
Soviet-Korean (North
Korea)-Japanese Joint
Venture Rozek
Steven Madden Ltd