Exhausting Its Reserves? Sources of Finance for North Korea’s “Improvement of People’s Living”
Jang Song Thaek has been purged, in a way that suggests that Kim Jong Un wanted to make a …
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The Mysterious Case of Merrill Newman: The Perils and Pitfalls of Traveling to the DPRK
The arrest of Merrill Newman on October 26 has been a great shock. It is tough enough to hear …
The North Korean Tablet Computer Samjiyon: Hardware, Software and Resources
A 38 North Product Review by Ruediger Frank A few months ago the ever-growing community of …
Changes in North Korea: For Better or Worse?
A recent New York Times article on change in North Korea under Kim Jong Un emphasized a lack of …