Assessing North Korean Media Coverage of a Domestic COVID-19 Outbreak
North Korea’s official acknowledgment of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, though not shocking, was an unusually bold step.[1] State-run media…
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From politics to economics, from leadership succession to the introduction of fast food restaurants, there is a lot going on inside North Korea.
North Korea’s Imports From China Jumped in April, Just Before the “Fever” Hit
New Chinese Customs data shows that North Korean imports (Chinese exports) in April nearly doubled to $98 million from March,…
North Korean COVID-19/Fever Data Tracker
Article last updated on May 24, 2022. After two years of claiming no confirmed COVID-19 cases, North Korea disclosed a…
Rethinking Sanctions Against North Korea: Strategic Shifts and their Implications
Throughout the past two decades, many discussions and publications on current affairs in North Korea have had the theme of…