Why North Korea may have, quietly, scrapped its last five-year economic plan



Opinion Why North Korea may have, quietly, scrapped its last five-year economic plan With sanctions relief unlikely and a "break-through battle" ahead, Kim Jong Un is shifting gears Wang Son-taek April 15, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. This weekend saw two high-profile political events take place in Pyongyang, as is common in North Korea every April: a meeting of the Political Bureau of Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) on April 11 and the third session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) April 12. State media reporting on the two major events clarified some recent questions about goings-on inside the DPRK. One question among them was whether the five-year strategy for national economic development— due to be © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

Opinion

Why North Korea may have, quietly, scrapped its last five-year economic plan

With sanctions relief unlikely and a "break-through battle" ahead, Kim Jong Un is shifting gears

Wang Son-taek April 15, 2020

Why North Korea may have, quietly, scrapped its last five-year economic plan

Rodong Sinmun

Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News.

This weekend saw two high-profile political events take place in Pyongyang, as is common in North Korea every April: a meeting of the Political Bureau of Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) on April 11 and the third session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) April 12.

State media reporting on the two major events clarified some recent questions about goings-on inside the DPRK. One question among them was whether the five-year strategy for national economic development— due to be