North Korea’s Komdok Mining Region: Empty Promises?
Overview In 2020, Typhoon Maysak ravaged North Korea’s northeast provinces, devastating large portions of the mineral-rich mining region of Komdok.…
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Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Tourism as an Industry
This article is not about booking a tour to North Korea.[1] That’s a topic for another day. Rather, this is…
North Korea’s Dramatically Increasing Trade Deficit With China: A Short-term Trend or Longer-term Strategy?
After more than two years of isolation to try to stave off a COVID-19 outbreak in the Democratic People’s Republic…
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,…