Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
Omertà: North Korea’s organized crime at home and abroad
The DPRK's inner circle relies on hard currency from abroad - and operates much like an organized crime cartel
Promised land? The Zainichi Korean exodus to North Korea
Great emigration driven by discrimination in Japan and belief in communism - but they were deceived
Young Pioneers: How Kim Jong Un wins the youth for Juche
Despite information coming in from outside, the ruling party still holds the monopoly on truth
Multiple high-rises and office buildings under construction in Rason City
New apartments, storage, office and hotel being built using Chinese construction methods, says S.Korean expert
Why thousands of Japanese-Koreans left for new lives in North Korea
The strange history of Chongryon and the mass exodus to the DPRK
Under pressure: Can Beijing really change Pyongyang’s mind?
China isn't necessarily the key to change on the Korean Peninsula
The View from Jingshan: China reacts to North Korea’s nuke tests
Analysis of Chinese media shows PRC government increasingly permits criticism of Pyongyang
North Korea targets Chinese investors for Rason expansion
Presentation given at the Rason trade fair shows wide-ranging plans for improvements and upgrades
Russia increases, China reduces staff members in Pyongyang embassies
Comparison of foreign staff numbers from 2013 show changes in the two largest embassies in North Korea
How N. Korean defector-run businesses are changing lives
Defectors are becoming entrepreneurs - and healing the wounds of the past
