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Information related to companies trading in and out of North Korea
North Korean copy of South’s ‘fire chicken’ ramen shown at Pyongyang food fair
Noodles by Kyonghung Trading Company featured at expo in Pyongyang in sign that clones of ROK products remain available
Singapore charges Pokka manager with selling $1M of canned drinks to North Korea
Court records indicate contraband products followed similar route into DPRK as luxury goods sold from city-state in past
North Korean insurance companies increase profits despite pandemic and lockdown
Insurers show small but measurable revenue gains, suggesting the DPRK economy is in better shape than some estimates
Minions, knockoff Chanel, virtual mirror: North Korea holds women’s fashion expo
Clothing choices have grown along with foreign media influence, but event shows options still dictated from above
Fewer luxuries on sale at North Korea’s Daesong Department Store, photos show
Exclusive photos show domestic products fill shelves but far fewer luxury goods on display than before the pandemic
Egypt’s Orascom to receive loan worth $80M from North Korea cell network
Firm behind Koryolink has struggled to make money from the project or transfer funds outside the DPRK
North Korea’s markets are not a revolutionary force for political change
DPRK entrepreneurs are dependent on and captive to state actors, giving them little incentive to challenge the regime
New photos give first look inside renovated Japanese luxury store in Pyongyang
Exclusive images show South Korean clothes and Japanese electronics on sale in possible violation of UN sanctions
Rollerblading through Kim Il Sung Square – Ep. 258
Charles Thirlwall discusses the explosion of international business interest in North Korea at the turn of the century
South Korea announces first unilateral sanctions on North Korea in five years
New designations on over 30 persons and organizations are response to DPRK’s recent missile ‘provocations,’ Seoul says
