Business
Information related to the North Korea business sector
N.Korean sanctions and ‘loyalty’ work
Sanctions have unexpected effects as the regime makes up for lost cash through slave labor
Three sanctioned ships head out of North Korean waters
Two of the vessels with DPRK flags sailed close to China, though no indication they stopped at ports
DPRK history: the 170mm self-propelled gun in the Iran-Iraq War
Only combat use of North Korea’s exclusive weapon and its subsequent capture
Only inter-Korean cooperation can solve illegal Chinese fishing
Unilateral ventures around NLL risk not just those fishermen, but catastrophic escalation
Striking black gold: How North Koreans became coal entrepreneurs
Coal is relatively easy to produce, so business-state partnerships have turned profits
Can the spark of capitalism in N.Korea catch fire?
Capitalistic entrepreneurship needs infrastructure – sorely lacking in the North – to take off
Dandong restaurants point to varied N.Korean commercial interests
Many struggle with prices, pressure but deals with China’s giant Wanda Group, others suggest security in diversity
More Russian-owned oil tankers head to North Korea
DPRK tanker fleets remains very active despite losing one member to sanctions
China’s position on North Korea hasn’t changed
Despite sanctions support Beijing’s long-term interests dictate a soft approach
Vets for no pets? What N.Koreans do with sick animals
Shortage of doctors – of all sorts – means different approach must be taken to treating animals
