This article was written and researched as part of the second cohort of 38 North’s Emerging ... The post Assessing the Limits of Female Leadership in North Korea appeared first on 38 North.
This article was written and researched as part of the second cohort of 38 North’s Emerging ... The post Assessing the Limits of Female Leadership in North Korea appeared first on 38 North.
Three workers at a state-run local industry factory in North Hamgyong province were publicly struggled against and arrested last month after diverting factory output to jangmadang (informal markets), Daily NK has learned. According to a Daily NK source in North Hamgyong province, the public struggle
This article was written and researched as part of the second cohort of 38 North’s Emerging ... The post Over Three Decades of North Korea Policy Divide: South Korea Should Give Bipartisanship a Chance appeared first on 38 North.
North Korea’s renaming of its feared political police agency is sending a chill through the population, with many people drawing uncomfortable comparisons to a South Korean intelligence body long associated in state propaganda with torture and death. Following the rebranding of the Ministry of
China’s customs authorities have sharply tightened export requirements for North Korea-bound goods since the second half of last year. The new rules are squeezing out smaller traders even as overall cross-border volumes grow, Daily NK has learned. Exporters must now submit formal sales contra