Economics
A Most Peculiar Country: China’s Southern Weekly on North Korea
F. Bleeker translates a Southern Weekly article indicating that Chinese hopes for Kim Jong-un as reformer have given way to perceptions of a tougher neighbor than his late father ever was.
North Korea’s Reform Straitjacket: Impossible Choices for Kim Jong-un & Co.
The quotidian matters, argues London School of Economics graduate Alexander James. His trifurcated sociological approach suggets that both those in positions of power and ordinary folk haven’t so much “freedom to choose.”
Report: Foreigners Not Allowed to Bring Cell Phones to Sinuiju [Updated]
North Korea’s liberalization of cell phone use for foreigners is limited to Pyongyang and Mt. Myohyang, says a Chinese media report.
From Doha to Pyongyang: DPRK Progress and Development within the UNFCCC Framework
Robert Winstanley-Chesters wonders how much money the DPRK can make from carbon credits, and concludes that the answer is “not much.” At least, not yet.
Hubs for Radical Change? North Korea’s SEZs under Kim Jong-un
How can we measure if the North Korean economy is undergoing reform? Watch the country’s six Special Economic Zones, via Sabine van Ameijden’s overview of SEZ change and stagnation.
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