Economy | NK News
NK News Logo
January 11, 2025

Economy

Information related to the North Korea economic sector

ANALYSIS: What’s driving increasing North Korean vitriol towards the South?
NK PRO

ANALYSIS: What’s driving increasing North Korean vitriol towards the South?

Indicators suggest Pyongyang wants to elevate a sense of crisis with South Korea. But why?

ANALYSIS: What’s driving increasing North Korean vitriol towards the South?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 8, 2020
North Korean app offers real estate listings for businesses: state media

North Korean app offers real estate listings for businesses: state media

“Treasure Island 1.0” for phones and tablets may signal modernized B2B practices within state-controlled system

North Korean app offers real estate listings for businesses: state media
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 8, 2020
Politburo discusses developing chemical industry, Pyongyang housing construction

Politburo discusses developing chemical industry, Pyongyang housing construction

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's appearance marks only his third since early April

Politburo discusses developing chemical industry, Pyongyang housing construction
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 7, 2020
What to expect from Sino-DPRK trade as COVID-19 border measures ease
NK PRO

What to expect from Sino-DPRK trade as COVID-19 border measures ease

In Dandong, preparation has been ongoing to resume and expand cross-border exchange

What to expect from Sino-DPRK trade as COVID-19 border measures ease
Théo Clément
Théo Clément June 3, 2020
Timeline: from Kim Jong Un’s reappearance to an exchange of gunfire at the DMZ
NK PRO

Timeline: from Kim Jong Un’s reappearance to an exchange of gunfire at the DMZ

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 - May 31

Timeline: from Kim Jong Un’s reappearance to an exchange of gunfire at the DMZ
NK Pro
NK Pro June 2, 2020
Construction resumes on China-North Korea island EDZ: satellite imagery
NK PRO

Construction resumes on China-North Korea island EDZ: satellite imagery

New work may be part of joint initiative with Chinese companies, comes despite sanctions and COVID-19 restrictions

Construction resumes on China-North Korea island EDZ: satellite imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 1, 2020
Russia saw “acute” increase in North Korean poaching last year: Border Service

Russia saw “acute” increase in North Korean poaching last year: Border Service

16 vessels and 3754 poachers were detained last year, official says, a 14-fold increase compared to previous years

Russia saw “acute” increase in North Korean poaching last year: Border Service
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 29, 2020
U.S. indicts 28 North Koreans for role in $2.5 billion money laundering plot

U.S. indicts 28 North Koreans for role in $2.5 billion money laundering plot

DPRK established network of covert bank branches around world to funnel money back home, Department of Justice says

U.S. indicts 28 North Koreans for role in $2.5 billion money laundering plot
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer May 28, 2020
Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring

Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring

Key slogan of “five-year economic development strategy” also erased on state TV and phased out of print media

Scrapping of five-year economic plan signaled in latest North Korean TV blurring
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 27, 2020
South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North

South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North

First payment of $720,000 set to be sent this year via UN commission

South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 27, 2020