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In October 2006, Kim Jong-il’s North Korea again seized international attention. With its claimed underground nuclear test, Pyongyang upped the ante in its confrontation with the United States and the…
Since the famine of the 1990s, North Korea has continued to face periods of chronic food shortages. However, the humanitarian needs of the people in North Korea…
North Korea has engaged in various forms of economic reforms and marketization attempts such as establishing Special Economic Zones and obtaining Foreign Direct Investment. Yet, many of North…
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Adam Cathcart of the University of Leeds and of Sino-NK about China-North Korea relations. Dr. Cathcart has just written an Academic Paper Series report…
In the mid-1990s, North Korea experienced a famine that by some estimates wiped out 10 percent of the population. Though many at the time thought the regime would…
By Phil Eskeland Seventh wedding anniversaries are oftentimes overlooked. It is not as glamorous as a 25th silver or 50th golden anniversary. Gifts associated with a seventh year wedding anniversary in the U.S. are items made either out of copper or wool; a far cry from precious stones linked with other momentous anniversaries. Nevertheless, on…
By Haram Chung, Steven Lim, and Yeaji Nam, March 1, 2019 marks the centennial anniversary of Korea’s declaration of independence from Japan. In the United States, the legacy of the March First Movement has recently received significant public attention. Most notably, New York designated March 1 as a commemorative day for Yu Gwan-sun, a 17-year-old…
By Robert R. King Last week delegations from South and North Korea met jointly with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss the two Koreas’ proposal for joint North-South participant in some sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. They also raised their proposal to present a…
By Kyle Ferrier David Malpass, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace the recently-resigned Jim Kim as head of the World Bank, pledged last week to provide development assistance to North Korea if the country commits to denuclearization. But, the extent to which he can make good on his promise depends entirely on Kim Jong-un's confidence…
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