How Global Is the North Korean Economy?
North Korea may be one of the most autarkic economies in the world, but it is far from isolated from…
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Is the North Korean Economy Under Kim Jong Un in Danger? “Arduous March” in the Age of COVID-19?
Most countries around the world are experiencing difficulties with the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] By comparison, North Korea’s situation must have been…
Inflation and Money Confusion Accompanies Kim Jong Un’s “Tense Food” Remarks
“Sighs and shouts of anger are everywhere in the market. I can hear the sobbing of those who lost money…
Worst Drought Ever – A Cautionary Note
On June 16, KCNA announced that North Korea was experiencing the “worst drought in 100 years,”[1] and the story was…