What are the economic implications of the recent thaw in inter-Korea relations?

Together, China’s Belt and Road and South Korea’s Eurasia Initiative could help pave the path to peace on the peninsula.

New sanctions are unlikely to significantly change the status quo on the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea's supreme leader outlined the salience of economic self-reliance in a recent speech.

North Korea’s domestic economy may be very resilient but it is not beyond the reach of international tensions.

Conventional wisdom on the effectiveness of oil embargoes is mistaken.

The Kim regime has turned its new economic elites into an increasingly important source of revenue.

A closer look at Pyongyang's modus operandi.

News from North Korea continues to suggest that Kim Jong-un is serious about making byungjin work.

Remembering a period of unprecedented cooperation between the two Koreas, despite being technically still at war.

How a Chinese businessman helped spark North Korea’s pharmaceutical industry.

China's Commerce Ministry announces bans on imports of gold, coal, and iron from North Korea.

It could be argued that more pervasive corruption is leading to new freedoms.

Kim Jong-un wants to both build a hydrogen bomb and develop North Korea’s economy. It won’t work.

A recent report suggests North Korea's economy is making progress. Can we know for sure?

Flirtations with capitalism need to overcome a rigid ideology.