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North Korea in September 2023: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023
October 2, 2023
North Korea still isolating imports after easing visitor restrictions: Imagery
Authorities appear to be quarantining items for one week near Chinese border in sign DPRK still fears COVID spread
September 29, 2023
Kim Jong Un stresses ‘exponential’ nuke production at parliamentary session
North Korean Supreme People’s Assembly also adds language on nuclear weapons status to constitution, passes new laws
September 28, 2023
Foreigners can enter North Korea after 2-day quarantine: Chinese state media
DPRK has yet to confirm policy change, which could lead to tourism reopening or just expansion of official exchanges
September 26, 2023
How North Korea and Russia could build their own crypto ‘shadow economy’
DPRK hackers’ use of Russian exchanges underlines danger of greater cyber cooperation to evade sanctions, experts say
September 26, 2023
North Korea’s Kim heads home after weeklong military-focused tour of Russia
Kim Jong Un spent final day touring animal feed factory and local university before boarding train for Pyongyang
September 18, 2023
Russia and North Korea to launch joint construction projects: Russian governor
Oleg Kozhemyako says he and Kim Jong Un discussed cooperation on tourism, agriculture and construction on Tuesday
September 13, 2023
North Korea demands end to regional inequality, but offers mostly futile fixes
While new law shows state concerned about rural poverty, solutions rely on redistribution of resources that don’t exist
September 12, 2023
Could dryland farming be the answer to North Korea’s persistent food woes?
UN report suggests DPRK adopt the practice but experts say other, more pressing, issues need to be addressed
September 11, 2023
China falling? Why a wary North Korea is monitoring Beijing’s economic woes
China’s slowing exports, depreciation of yuan and political turmoil at top could drive DPRK to reevaluate foreign ties
September 8, 2023
