North Korea’s COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Chain Challenge
For North Korea to return to some semblance of its pre-COVID existence it will need to vaccinate its population, but acquiring the necessary vaccines will…
Worker Voices Not Reflected in Workplace Safety Bill
The government responded to concerns around workplace safety, but produced an incomplete law because it did not engage workers who would be most affected.
Efforts to Distribute the Cost of COVID-19 Lacks Focus
The Korean government has not decided whether to protect private sector entities that employ the most workers or contribute to overall economic growth.
National Call for Child Protection
A nationwide campaign advanced child welfare measures despite the government’s hesitation intervening in family affairs.
The Outlook for Inter-Korean Relations after North Korea’s 8th Party Congress
A three-hour military parade and a fireworks display in Pyongyang on January 14 punctuated the end of the 8th Congress of the Workers Party of…
The 2021 North Korea Party Congress
On January 9, the DPRK’s Permanent Mission to the UN sent out a press release reproducing a portion of a much longer report that North…
Does Korea’s Plan to Address the Demographic Crisis Consider Women?
The government’s efforts to boost the childbirth rate fall short of the public’s desire for conditions that allow women to maximize their family planning choices.