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Foreign Trade Q1 Edition

North Korea releases its Q1 edition of “Foreign Trade” magazine. Available for download in PDF form only. Contents:

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Update on North Korea’s Economic Strategy – JVIC and Taepung Merger is a Positive Step Forward by Choson Exchange

Last year, we met with both the Taepung Group and the Joint Venture and Investment Commission (JVIC) to discuss potential training programs in economic and investment policy. We

Gazprom Reports Progress in Talks to Supply Through North Korea – Bloomberg

By Stephen Bierman - Mon Feb 20 16:33:33 GMT 2012 OAO Gazprom, Russia’s natural gas exporter, said it made progress in talks to supply Korea Gas Corp. (036460) through

CRS report on the implications of Kim Jong-il’s death

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the research branch of the US Congress and the number one information source for congressional staff.  CRS is responsible for maintining updated research

North Korea Today No. 435

[“Good Friends” aims to help the North Korean people from a humanistic point of view and publishes “North Korea Today” describing the way the North Korean people live

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North Korea in 2011: Countdown to Kim il-Sung’s centenary, by Siegfried S. Hecker and Robert Carlin

Abstract As the diplomatic standoff in North Korea enters its fourth year, the crisis atmosphere on the Korean peninsula sparked by Pyongyang's military actions in 2010 has eased. Pyongyang

Choson Exchange 2011 Annual Report

On behalf of the Choson Exchange team, I would like to present our 2011 Annual Report. Our report covers the following areas: Plans for 2012, Activities & Feedback,

(LEAD) N. Koreans bid farewell to Kim Jong-il in snow-delayed funeral

(LEAD) N. Koreans bid farewell to Kim Jong-il in snow-delayed funeral SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea began a state funeral for its late leader Kim Jong-il

South Korea: The Shifting Sands of Security Policy

Although North Korea has offered unconditional dialogue since January, South Korea is maintaining a tough policy line towards the North as Seoul approaches a year of electoral campaign

Economic Training 2.0 in North Korea (Part 2) – Generation Gaps & More by Choson Exchange

This picks up from a previous blogpost. I wasinterviewed by a Korean journal focused on inter-Korean issues. I provided my opinion on how economic policy should evolve in