Economy
Information related to the North Korea economic sector
Data reveals North Korean priorities as Pyongyang overcomes COVID-19 trade fears
China exported key fertilizers to North Korea amid growing signs of recovery for DPRK trade
April 21, 2021
Foreign food and drinks reappear in Pyongyang after months of disrupted trade
Imported items like Coca-Cola and chocolate returned to shelves amid rumors of gradual border trade reopening
April 20, 2021
North Korea turns airport into COVID-19 disinfection center to boost trade
Satellite imagery shows construction at airfield near the Chinese border — possibly to tackle extreme drop in imports
April 16, 2021
Russian ambassador: North Korea faces ‘tough’ times, but famine is ‘unlikely’
Ambassador Alexander Matsegora weighs in on North Korean food prices, supply shortages and dropoffs to trade
April 15, 2021
Gold, silver and sapphire? North Korea markets sanctioned sculptures and jewelry
The country’s latest Foreign Trade magazine touts artwork from a studio sanctioned by the US and UN
April 14, 2021
Kim Jong Un must beware the tried, tested and failed ways of North Korea’s past
The North Korean leader, who may go back to the Kim Il Sung-era farming system, appears not to have learned from history
April 9, 2021
Kim Jong Un warns North Korea of hardship, referencing deadly 1990s famine
Kim wants to wage a “more difficult Arduous March” — a term used to describe a historic famine and survival measures
April 8, 2021
North Korea warns of political collapse if elites can’t find ideological ‘unity’
Officials at a Pyongyang conference stressed the importance of being “ardent loyalists” to leader Kim Jong Un
April 8, 2021
Kim Jong Un tells party cell leaders to bond all levels of society like a family
10,000 party members from across North Korea met in Pyongyang to discuss new economic plan on Tuesday
April 6, 2021
North Korea in March 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from March 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021
April 2, 2021
