Hello Kitty, Hello Wonsan
Wonsan, on the DPRK’s east coast, by all accounts, used to bustle—at least by DPRK standards. …
Tag: economy
The SPA Session of April 2014: Spotlight on Sports and Economic and Trade Zones
The first session of the newly elected[1] 13th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA, North Korea’s …
Game-Changing Agricultural Policies for North Korea?
While there has been periodic speculation since Kim Jong Un took power about his appetite for …
Shocking, But Not a Game Changer: Unraveling Regime Dynamics in Post-Jang North Korea
Recently, I wrote a column in World Post on the impact of Jang Song Thaek’s purge and execution …