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Supreme People’s Assembly, explained: Why North Korea is on the political move
The legislative meeting will kick-off the five-year plan discussed at Pyongyang’s Party Congress
The Eighth Party Congress and the future of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 165
NK Pro contributing analysts and NK News staff discuss the DPRK economy, WMDs, foreign relations and more
Kim Jong Un absent as officials talk military, science plans at Party Congress
Leaders ironed out finer details about future agriculture, science, defense capabilities and industry plans
So far, North Korea’s new economic plan is full of bad signs
State media shared vague details about Party Congress economic reforms that suggest more state control on DPRK markets
Expert roundup: What North Korea’s Eighth Party Congress says about the future
Analysts weigh in on North Korea’s relationship with Seoul and Washington, plus the DPRK’s economic outlook in 2021
Why North Korea paradoxically does and does not want to boost its economy
Many carrots have been dangled in front of the DPRK, but leaders don’t want economic growth to ruin their political sway
North Korea talks new economic plan and military on day two of Party Congress
State media lacked details on Thursday, signaling a heightened level of secrecy compared to 2016, experts say
North Korea and China upgraded nearly all border trade crossings in 2020
In a likely push for trade, Pyongyang and Beijing poured resources into roads and other projects for a post-COVID-19 era
Kim Jong Un gives rare speech at first North Korean Party Congress in years
Kim spoke on the country’s “underachieved” economic plan for a massive political event that will take several days
China-DPRK trade was on the rise, but plunged in 2020 over COVID-19
North Korea leaned into unsustainable trade deficits with China, and then COVID-19 disrupted it all
