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Little to be hopeful of after N.Korea’s Seventh Congress

Little to be hopeful of after N.Korea’s Seventh Congress

Kim Jong Un doubles down, offers little sign his country will be more welcoming for investors

Little to be hopeful of after N.Korea’s Seventh Congress
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy May 18, 2016
The highlights and hindrances of teaching N.Koreans entrepreneurship

The highlights and hindrances of teaching N.Koreans entrepreneurship

Despite difficulties obtaining donor support, NGO trained record number of N.Koreans last year

The highlights and hindrances of teaching N.Koreans entrepreneurship
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 17, 2016
New North Korean cargo ship an increasingly rare sight
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New North Korean cargo ship an increasingly rare sight

Analysis of North Korea's construction indicates steep decline since the 1980s

New North Korean cargo ship an increasingly rare sight
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 17, 2016
North Korea’s slaves: It’s about agency, not pay

North Korea’s slaves: It’s about agency, not pay

The North must be forced to use its free citizen market, curtail use of coerced foreign laborers

North Korea’s slaves: It’s about agency, not pay
Robert Potter
Robert Potter May 16, 2016
The Seventh Congress and the prospects for North Korea’s economy

The Seventh Congress and the prospects for North Korea’s economy

Much rhetoric on economic change at landmark event, but little detail signifying change

The Seventh Congress and the prospects for North Korea’s economy
Yoojin Rhee
Yoojin Rhee May 13, 2016
A Korean Autonomous Territory in Mongolia?

A Korean Autonomous Territory in Mongolia?

North Korean economic nationalism has an exploitative side, which can backfire

A Korean Autonomous Territory in Mongolia?
Balazs Szalontai
Balazs Szalontai May 13, 2016
Sanctions will hurt everyone but North Korea’s leaders

Sanctions will hurt everyone but North Korea’s leaders

If anything sanction will cause authorities to crack down on nascent marketization in the North

Sanctions will hurt everyone but North Korea’s leaders
Georgy Toloraya
Georgy Toloraya May 12, 2016
What a North Korean thinks of South Korean elections

What a North Korean thinks of South Korean elections

The fact that someone can promise something they won't, or can't, deliver is the most shocking part

What a North Korean thinks of South Korean elections
Je Son Lee
Je Son Lee May 10, 2016
North Korea’s capital, Juche and a towering achievement

North Korea’s capital, Juche and a towering achievement

Continued changes to the cityscape push Pyongyang toward Kim's ideas, away from Soviet influence

North Korea’s capital, Juche and a towering achievement
John Petrushka
John Petrushka May 10, 2016
With Byungjin, Kim Jong Un hedges his bets

With Byungjin, Kim Jong Un hedges his bets

Despite economic emphasis, planks of North Korean strategy hold fail-safe in event of setbacks

With Byungjin, Kim Jong Un hedges his bets
Andray Abrahamian
Andray Abrahamian May 9, 2016