Analysis
Latest NK PRO analysis related to the DPRK
The flaws in the Bank of Korea’s estimates of North Korean economic activity
Questionable assumptions underlie researchers’ methods and findings, as DPRK economy remains a statistical black hole
August 10, 2022
Yoon wants to get tough on North Korea but lacks options to be true hardliner
Inter-Korean economic exchanges ended years ago, leaving few ways to apply pressure beyond more hawkish rhetoric
August 10, 2022
Flooding hits new construction at North Korea’s Sohae spaceport: Imagery
State media reports over 4 inches of rain in region Sunday that may have disrupted work on construction camp, warehouse
August 9, 2022
How boost-phase missile defenses could help combat North Korean threats
Technology will be essential for future defenses against DPRK weapons, but significant technical hurdles remain
August 8, 2022
North Korea dismantling more South Korean tourism buildings at Mt. Kumgang
Satellite imagery reveals recent work to remove theater, hotel and other assets owned by Seoul and Hyundai Asan
August 5, 2022
Chinese ships loiter near site of ship-to-ship transfers in North Korean waters
Activity appears far from usual transfer sites, while anomalies in at least two ships’ broadcasts point to tampering
August 4, 2022
Goods clearing out of North Korean disinfection zone 3 months after trade freeze
Satellite imagery appears to reconfirm suspected quarantine period for DPRK’s overland imports from China
August 3, 2022
Timeline: From 2019 repatriation controversy to death penalty for medicine sales
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from July 1 - July 31
August 3, 2022
Filming the unfilmable: Director explores cost of Koreas’ ideological struggle
In ‘Soup and Ideology,’ Yang Yong-hi documents her mother’s fading memory of Jeju massacre and tragedy of division
August 3, 2022
How Kim Jong Un created space for North Korean firms to set prices — with limits
Documents show DPRK leader reinstated agreed price system his father rolled back but stopped short of true free market
August 2, 2022
