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In 2011, the Ministry of Unification put trade figures at $1.7 billion with government and private humanitarian assistance to North Korea totaling about $17.4 million.
A Reuters reporter, allowed to roam the store with a government minder for a look at the North Korean consumer in action, noted nearly all the price tags were in dollars as well as won.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took time out of his schedule to check out Pyongyang’s solar-powered science and technology complex, created to look like an atom to show off the regime’s commitment to scientific development. Pyongyang, where large North Korean companies produce a diverse range of domestically made goods to cater to this growing market of consumers.
North Korea has seen its isolation deepening as it is under heavy sanctions by the United Nations Security Council due to its nuclear and missile tests. “The next congress will come in May, North Korea’s official news agency KCNA reported on Thursday”.
On the diplomacy front, North Korea’s relations with China have been frayed since the North’s nuclear test in early 2013.
This is why financial assistance from Park Geun-hye and a possible reigniting of a few Sunshine Policy initiatives, such as more cooperation at Kaesong, where a few 30,000 North Koreans were employed (all taking home hard currency) at the height of the policy. Offering similar economic carrots for North Korea today could be a sensible political strategy.
“The sacrifice of the 46 victims should not be forgotten”, Lee said after paying tribute to the South Korean sailors killed in the deadly sinking of their warship blamed on North Korea in 2010. Political analysts suggest that North Korea is not sending warnings to the US: it is trying to begin an active interaction with it. It is worth noting that in doing so, North Korea may actually be playing into China’s hands: by living up to the world’s expectations of an unpredictable state system, the country justifies much of the PRC’s argument for its military presence and influence in the region.
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“Nobody who has given any serious thought to the matter should be advocating for halting the flow”. It helps bring money into communities inside North Korea.
