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Heesun Wee

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New York, NY, United States

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  • CNBC
  • NBC News
  • AlleyWatch
  • Entrepreneur

Past articles by heesun:

Kim Jong Un is skirting sanctions and pursuing this energy strategy to keep North Korea afloat

UN sanctions are crushing North Korea's economy, which needs energy supplies. In crisis, Kim Jong Un is trying to develop alternative energy to keep his factories running. → Read More

How Kim Jong-un wants to develop his economy and secure his regime

Kim Jong-un meets President Trump at the historic Singapore Summit on Tuesday, and talk may go beyond denuclearization toward helping North Korea's struggling economy. → Read More

North Korea’s budding entrepreneurs defy the odds in Kim Jong Un’s totalitarian state

North Korea has become a wellspring for entrepreneurs despite Kim Jong Un's totalitarian regime. → Read More

Sticker shock for olive oil buyers after bad Italian harvest

The price of Italian olive oil is expected to jump by as much as 20 percent this year, after production was halved. → Read More

Fifty-eight percent of all unauthorized U.S. migrants live in these five states: Migration Policy Institute

Critics say Donald Trump's immigration policies will wreck the US economy. These five states in particular could be the biggest casualties. → Read More

Almost 90 percent of Americans don't know what 'gig economy' is

The survey found 89 percent of U.S. adults weren't familiar with the term "gig economy," according to new data from the Pew Research Center. → Read More

Despite economic recovery, every single county in America is facing hunger

Despite an improved economy, every single county in America is facing hunger, according to Feeding America. → Read More

Food waste and trash are getting so bad, cities are turning to garbage disposals

Food waste and trash in general are turning into such big problems that some cities are promoting in-sink garbage disposals to reduce food waste. → Read More

Scientists are creating video games with health PSAs

An emerging scientific field is focused on virtual reality, like video games embedded health messages such as don't drink and drive. But can it work? → Read More

If sharing economy companies can make it work, what about California and New York?

As California and New York move to raise the minimum wage to $15, some sharing economy companies are already championing higher pay and worker benefits. → Read More

How businesses, families can profit from reducing food waste

A new report outlines solutions to lowering food waste in America and how businesses can profit from such efforts. → Read More

Main Street strengthens, but tough lending conditions linger

More small businesses report stronger performance, though tough lending conditions persist, according to new Federal Reserve data. → Read More

We chuck out 31% of our food supply: How to stop the waste

With an abundance of fresh food choices, agriculture and food waste is rising. Here's a look inside the push to feed more people, not landfills. → Read More

We chuck out 31% of our food supply: How to stop the waste

With an abundance of fresh food choices, agriculture and food waste is rising. Here's a look inside the push to feed more people, not landfills. → Read More

Some Americans can't afford to buy homes in their hometown

Tight mortgage lending standards have hurt minority borrowers the most since the housing crisis. How nonprofits are helping more Americans become homeowners. → Read More

How Video Games Are Helping American War Veterans

Army veteran Stephen Machuga founded Stack-Up.org, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that supports vets through a shared love of gaming. → Read More

How video games are helping American veterans

More veteran groups are harnessing video games and VR to help members of the military. → Read More

Stanford Business School to MBAs: Easy on the Startups

America’s #1 business school tells its students to focus on classes, not startup ventures. Stanford’s outgoing Dean advises students to think “long-term” as Unicorn fantasies may just be, well, fantasies. → Read More

California farmers shore up for El Nino

California farmers worry El Nino will bring fast and furious precipitation and damage crops and land. → Read More

Can North Korea's Kim Jong Un Handle Blowback After Stoking World Crisis?

As the world unravels North Korea's self-proclaimed hydrogen bomb test, the timing ahead of ruler Kim Jong Un's birthday this week and a maj → Read More