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What is marketization and when did it begin in North Korea?

What is marketization and when did it begin in North Korea?

Late '70s reform in foreign trade sector one of the earliest catalysts for marketization

What is marketization and when did it begin in North Korea?
Peter Ward
Peter Ward August 10, 2016
Touring North Korea part 5: Detentions and arrests
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Touring North Korea part 5: Detentions and arrests

Are arrests going up under Kim Jong Un due to greater volume of tourists, or new security policies?

Touring North Korea part 5: Detentions and arrests
Robin Tudge August 9, 2016
Why South Koreans shouldn’t be surprised by THAAD-crisis with China

Why South Koreans shouldn’t be surprised by THAAD-crisis with China

"Chinese worries are reasonable, and unlikely to be placated through smiles and assurances"

Why South Koreans shouldn’t be surprised by THAAD-crisis with China
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 8, 2016
Chinese defense company opened subsidiary North Korea office in 2011
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Chinese defense company opened subsidiary North Korea office in 2011

Beijing Changfeng is foreign business arm of Chinese aerospace and defense company

Chinese defense company opened subsidiary North Korea office in 2011
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne August 4, 2016
July leadership activity in N.Korea balanced between economic, military issues
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July leadership activity in N.Korea balanced between economic, military issues

Economics, military affairs, diplomacy on Kim’s agenda after creation of SAC, new title

July leadership activity in N.Korea balanced between economic, military issues
John G. Grisafi
John G. Grisafi August 3, 2016
A Trump presidency and North Korea: Three potential outcomes

A Trump presidency and North Korea: Three potential outcomes

Continuation of status quo, or ROK paying more for troops, appear possible outcomes

A Trump presidency and North Korea: Three potential outcomes
Peter Ward
Peter Ward August 3, 2016
Touring North Korea part 4: Barriers to growth of the industry
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Touring North Korea part 4: Barriers to growth of the industry

For now the barriers to market expansion are significant, coming on nearly every side imaginable

Touring North Korea part 4: Barriers to growth of the industry
Robin Tudge August 2, 2016
Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen

Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen

Romance in movies and books was strictly prohibited under leadership of Kim Il Sung

Kim Jong Il: The man who brought love to North Korea’s silver screen
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko August 2, 2016
Two Koreas battle for hearts and minds in Africa

Two Koreas battle for hearts and minds in Africa

Developments in North Korea’s Africa policy

Two Koreas battle for hearts and minds in Africa
Jared Ward July 27, 2016
Trade with Liaoning near N. Korea generated $1.2 billion so far in 2016
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Trade with Liaoning near N. Korea generated $1.2 billion so far in 2016

Chinese customs data also shows that North Korea moves more coal by sea than overland

Trade with Liaoning near N. Korea generated $1.2 billion so far in 2016
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne July 27, 2016