Economy
Information related to the North Korea economic sector
How rising North Korea risks drive down South Korean stock prices
A new model for quantifying tensions reveals that not all firms are equally vulnerable when missiles start to fly
April 18, 2023
Russia ‘sincerely hopes’ North Korea will ease COVID controls: Senior official
Deputy foreign minister says border restrictions stand in way of improved cooperation, as two sides look to boost trade
April 17, 2023
Kim Jong Un opens first stage of 10,000-home construction project in Pyongyang
Ceremony to mark Kim Il Sung’s birthday comes amid uneven progress on high-profile efforts to improve housing
April 17, 2023
State media review: North Korea mobilizes celebrities to ‘arouse’ patriotism
An in-depth analysis of a new productivity campaign, law on scientific experts, Xi’s message to Kim Jong Un and more
April 13, 2023
Russian Far East region says it sent nearly 3K tons of corn to North Korea
Customs data from Amur Oblast gives rare look at bilateral trade figures following reports of food shortages in DPRK
April 13, 2023
Don’t have a cow, man? Now North Korean farmers can get one at oxen marketplace
Recent DPRK law creates legal market for the draft animal in the most significant agricultural reform in years
April 12, 2023
How North Korea’s decrepit tax system encourages illicit market activity
Poor collection mechanisms cannot fund state largesse, incentivizing even the military to seek cash from elsewhere
April 7, 2023
North Korea continues crackdown on foreign music, outside information, and porn
Fans of K-pop and other South Korean content continue to risk life imprisonment and hard labor, new law shows
April 6, 2023
South Korea warns North Korea not to use assets from Kaesong Industrial Complex
The wheels on the bus should not go ‘round, unification ministry says, after Hyundai buses spotted in state media
April 6, 2023
North Korea appears to stop extended quarantine for imported goods: Imagery
Fewer trains seen at border facility as Chinese imports empty out, in what may be sign of major pandemic policy change
April 4, 2023
