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DPRK’s Digital Potential

North Korea is considered to be one of the poorest countries and many believe that it is behind the rest of the world in the IT sphere. But is this true? Mobile phone and computer penetration As of November 2019, there were 6 million mobile phones (on average costing $100-200 in use in the DPRK. But they cannot be used to make international calls. There are two telecommunication providers...

Konstantin Asmolov

North Korean Workers Return Home. Will Pyongyang Face Insurmountable Problems?

The deadline, established by the United Nations Security Council in December 2017, for ensuring all DPRK workers employed abroad return home was on December 22, 2019. As a result, all North Korean restaurants in Moscow closed down, and up until December 20, the Air Koryo airline had increased the number of flights...

Konstantin Asmolov

Outcomes of Meeting between US and DPRK Representatives on 4 - 5 October 2019

On 1 October 2019, Choe Son Hui, First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, released a statement saying that North Korea and the United States had agreed to hold a meeting between their respective working groups on 5 October. Later on, it was reported that the talks would take place in Stockholm. And then the North Korean delegation...

Konstantin Asmolov

DPRK's Fourth Short Range Missile Launch and the International Reaction

Konstantin Asmolov

Both South Korea and Japan Accuse Each Other of Clandestinely Trading with DPRK

Konstantin Asmolov

Russia and China in the Korean Peace Process

Konstantin Asmolov

Repression of North Korean Diplomats – Another Red Herring from the Chosun Ilbo

Konstantin Asmolov

Yet Another Victor Cha's Attempt to Stall US-DPRK Talks, or was it John Bolton's?

Konstantin Asmolov

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