News North Korea Markets: A North Korean spring: evaluating the likelihood of political change in the hermit kingdom
Dec. 31 (UPI) --Executive director's note: This paper is extracted from Mathew Ha's ongoing Ph.D. research. Abstract This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the overall social and political ...
News North Korea Markets: North Korea: Unrelenting Repression, Hunger, Inequality
In 2025, the North Korean government increased surveillance, information controls, and restrictions on market activity despite deepening food insecurity and inequality.
News North Korea Markets: North Korean seafood floods Chinese markets despite UN export ban
North Korean traders stockpile shellfish and fish in coastal towns for export to China, creating income for local workers despite UN sanctions.
News North Korea Markets: North Korea launches 4th suspected missile test this month
North Korea's military fired "two suspected short-range ballistic missiles" eastward from Pyongyang on Monday morning local time, per South Korean and Japanese officials.Why it matters: The fourth ...
News North Korea Markets: Garbage Hunters: Deciphering North Korea Through Its Trash
On a blustery January afternoon, Professor Kang Dong-won is scouring the beach for trash — specifically, North Korean trash that’s washed ashore on the remote Yeonpyeong Island near the disputed sea ...
