Economy
Information related to the North Korea economic sector
Timeline: From Blinken’s Seoul visit to North Korea’s ballistic missile tests
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from March 1 to March 31
March 31, 2021
Contractors have six months to assess New Yalu River Bridge: PRC border gov.
Sources mixed on whether development means PRC-DPRK trade can resume any time soon
March 31, 2021
Ballistic missiles, alliances and extraditions – NKNews Podcast Ep. 176
The NK News team talks about recent developments concerning North Korea in this roundtable discussion
March 30, 2021
North Korea is sending mixed signals about the state of its market reforms
North Korea hinted that it was going to exert more state control over the economy, but is that really happening?
March 29, 2021
North Korean conglomerate faces serious fallout after deadly bus accident
Korea Kumgang Group appears to have downsized or shut down completely after a once-successful run
March 29, 2021
Kim Jong Un wants to gift fancy new ‘terrace’ flats to teachers and scientists
The North Korean leader recently inspected housing development plans and prototype passenger buses, state media says
March 25, 2021
Two years past deadline, major North Korean beach resort inches towards opening
Construction worker camps were removed and trucks moved around the sprawling beach resort, satellite imagery shows
March 25, 2021
North Korea kicks off plan to build 10,000 ‘modern flats’ in Pyongyang this year
Kim Jong Un said the project will fix the “housing problem” in the capital city “once and for all”
March 23, 2021
North Korea-China trade further plummets in the second year of COVID-19
China only exported electricity to the DPRK in Feb. 2021, with total trade values sliding under a mere $2 million
March 22, 2021
North Korea imports only $32,000 worth of Chinese goods amid deep trade slump
Chinese exports to the DPRK hit a record low since at least 2017, according to new numbers from January and February
March 19, 2021
