Does North Korea need to import 641,000 tons of grain, like the UN says?
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein That’s what the FAO says in a recent estimate. …
Does North Korea need to import 641,000 tons of grain, like the UN says?
[Updated] Kim Jong-un oversees master plan for Sinuiju facelift and construction
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein A couple of weeks ago, KCNA carried a report of Kim …
One unfortunate factory manager, and North Korea’s command economy
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein These days, with much interest in changes in the North Korean …
How should we understand North Korean market crackdowns?
By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein Daily NK reports (in Korean) that a “inspection unit …