Economy
Information related to the North Korea economic sector
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Is North Korea privatizing its housing supply? In Rason, partially, yes
2018 regulations, now publicly-available, provide insight as to how similar rules could work in non-SEZ areas
“May 24” sanctions no longer a barrier to inter-Korean cooperation: MOU
South Korean official admits that unilateral sanctions have "lost their effect"
Back to business at major North Korean port as quarantine rules relaxed
Ships now regularly traversing Dalian-Nampho water route, data shows, with an average three-day wait at port
