Cross-border Business Ties
Hwanggumpyong, Thy Name is Mud
http://rxpills24honline.com/buy-fluoxetine-online-without-prescription/ Hwanggumpyong, Thy Name is Mud by Adam Cathcart Devoted readers of the North Korean-Chinese relationship will readily recall the excitement of June 2011, when a personage no less than Jang Song Taek, the presumptive regent-in-waiting, arrived from Pyongyang for an opening ceremony for a new Special Economic Zone on Hwanggumpyong Island (황금평/黄金坪) at the mouth of […]
Lord of the East: Putin’s Pivot to the Pacific and Its Implications for North Korea
http://bestrxpills24honline.com/buy-cialis-daily-online/ Lord of the East: Putin’s Pivot to the Pacific and Its Implications for North Korea by Scott Bruce The Wild, Wild East | The Russian Far East (RFE) has always had a complicated relationship with the federal government. The government in Moscow has worked to prevent the far-east from distancing itself from the federal government, […]
Revolution on the Margins? Surveying the Trade Environment in Rason
In a strongly-documented piece, Sabine van Ameijden assesses the risks inherent in any foreign investment in Rason, the special economic zone in the extreme northeastern corner of the DPRK.
Caveat Emptor: Mineral Development, Sanctions, and North Korea
Caveat Emptor: Mineral Development, Sanctions, and North Korea by Scott Bruce The most recent round of UNSC sanctions on North Korea targeted three entities involved in missile trade with Iran. One of these companies, the Green Pine Associated Corporation, is also heavily involved in North Korea’s mineral expert business, having taken over much of the […]
“Hire a North Korean”: Chinese Economic Magazine
Not long ago in Foreign Policy, Marcus Noland laid into the notion of economic transparency with regard to North Korea. Where are the facts? And just what are the data points? Fortunately, when looking at Chinese side of the equation, we are somewhat less empty-handed, and our frustration is often matched by relative satisfaction at […]