Economy
Information related to the North Korea economic sector
Construction underway on North Korean island set to become joint EDZ with China
North Korean land on Chinese side of Tumen river has been promoted as opportunity by nearby Hunchun authorities
Swiss robotics appear at new North Korean factory in potential sanctions breach
ABB products were previously found by a UN panel to have been acquired by the DPRK without company’s knowledge
North Korea holds first-ever national cosmetics exhibition
Around 930 types of 137,000 cosmetic products were displayed at the week-long event in Pyongyang
130+ traffic education parks built across North Korea since 2016: imagery
What’s driving the construction, and is the DPRK preparing to become a car-owning society?
Party like it’s 1998: how South Korean tourism to Mount Kumgang got started
The story of how South Korea's leading dissident and a chaebol tycoon launched the historic inter-Korean project
Life on the ground in North Korea through the eyes of a Pyongyang expat
A former resident of the DPRK capital discusses what they personally observed during their four-year stay
Kim Jong Un expresses concerns over December opening of hot springs resort
In sixth visit to the Yangdok resort, North Korean leader points to “shortcomings” in progress
North Korea's Central Bank: lender, regulator, and inflation fighter
Relatively unimportant before marketization, the Central Bank's rise reflects the increasing power of money in the DPRK
Another new international foodstuffs exhibition wraps up in Pyongyang
Chinese companies once again dominate foreign participation while North Koreans show off health supplements, beverages
The "silent war": Kim Jong Un's battle for North Korean hearts and minds
The DPRK leader needs economic development, but too much openness risks the ideological corruption of the people
