April 26, 2024

Economy

Information related to the North Korea economic sector

North Korea exports record coal in August despite UN, Chinese legislation
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North Korea exports record coal in August despite UN, Chinese legislation

DPRK remains disinterested in importing Chinese cereals, rice

North Korea exports record coal in August despite UN, Chinese legislation
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 29, 2016
Pyongyang architecture: Transforming design in N. Korea’s capital

Pyongyang architecture: Transforming design in N. Korea’s capital

Singapore-based architect talks bringing diversity to a city more famous for concrete blocks

Pyongyang architecture: Transforming design in N. Korea’s capital
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 29, 2016
The DPRK economy and its laws #7: Employment law for foreign entities
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The DPRK economy and its laws #7: Employment law for foreign entities

In North Korea, workers are resources to be directed by the institutions of State

The DPRK economy and its laws #7: Employment law for foreign entities
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb September 28, 2016
North Korean media censors Chinese brand name
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North Korean media censors Chinese brand name

The practice could be part of larger practice of removing foreign branding

North Korean media censors Chinese brand name
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 21, 2016
A bridge too far: the state of DPRK-PRC border trading
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A bridge too far: the state of DPRK-PRC border trading

Critical to DPRK-China trade, numerous bridge projects are in the works

A bridge too far: the state of DPRK-PRC border trading
Scott LaFoy
Scott LaFoy September 14, 2016
The DPRK economy and its laws #5: Perestroika without Glasnost
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The DPRK economy and its laws #5: Perestroika without Glasnost

Examining Kim Jong Il's 2002 market reforms - and their impact on North Korea today

The DPRK economy and its laws #5: Perestroika without Glasnost
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb September 13, 2016
Amid defections, it’s time to expose North Korea’s cash caches

Amid defections, it’s time to expose North Korea’s cash caches

Recent moves by slush fund managers, and some decent detective work, could reveal a lot

Amid defections, it’s time to expose North Korea’s cash caches
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy September 12, 2016
Multiple new buildings under construction near Kim Il Sung Square
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Multiple new buildings under construction near Kim Il Sung Square

Experts say some flats will be doled out to elites, others sold

Multiple new buildings under construction near Kim Il Sung Square
JH Ahn
JH Ahn September 7, 2016
The DPRK economy and its laws #4: Navigating the SEZs
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The DPRK economy and its laws #4: Navigating the SEZs

Just how "special" are the Special Economic Zones?

The DPRK economy and its laws #4: Navigating the SEZs
Tristan Webb
Tristan Webb September 7, 2016
How Stalinism built North Korea’s command economy

How Stalinism built North Korea’s command economy

Despite its idiosyncratic system, the DPRK economy is built on classically Soviet ground

How Stalinism built North Korea’s command economy
Peter Ward
Peter Ward September 7, 2016