Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
How North Koreans get rich on overseas labor jobs
Businessmen like Mr. Lee may see their prospects cut by an upcoming UN ban on DPRK workers abroad
The View from Jingshan: China reacts to inter-Korean dialogue, maritime interdictions
DPRK-ROK talks were cited as proof that Beijing's strategy is working, but the issue of sanctions looms large
What to make of renewed inter-Korean talks
Pyongyang and Seoul achieved an easy win early on, but more contentious discussions lie ahead
Four years in North Korea: observations from Switzerland’s man in Pyongyang
Thomas Fisler discusses work that brought him to all but one province of the DPRK
First North Korean oil tanker in months broadcasts location at Chinese port
Sanctioned oil tanker broadcasts its position for a few hours, before disappearing from tracking systems
When North Korea almost backed China-style economic reforms
A brief flirtation with Dengist marketization was abandoned - only a few years before the famine
Why 2017 was the toughest year yet for North Korea-China relations
The Sino-DPRK relationship encountered many setbacks, but shared interests bind them together
North Korean exports of iron alloys continued in November: data
China spent USD$2.3 million on the shipments, though other mineral imports remained at zero
Analysis: What to make of Kim Jong Un’s new year speech
Speech offered fig-leaf to South Korea, but warning to U.S., analysis shows
The View from Jingshan: China still wants talks, despite latest North Korean ICBM test
The Hwasong-15 was a pointed snub, but Beijing continues to push for dialogue on its own terms
