Cash Crop Shift Reshapes Rural Farming in North Korea’s North Pyongan Province
Cash crop shift is transforming rural agriculture in North Pyongan province. Farmers are abandoning staple food crops on private plots for higher-value cash crops....
Economic Pressures Mount as Mongolia Inflation Hits 7.4 Percent and Stock Market Declines
Economic pressures mount across Mongolia according to the latest weekly review of capital market and economic developments. The Consumer Price Index rose to 7.4...
Informal Distribution Shift Sees North Korea Factory Workers Sell Goods Directly on Market
Informal distribution shift is transforming North Korea's longstanding 8·3 labor arrangement. Specifically, factory workers in Kujang and Unsan counties now directly distribute factory-made goods...
Provincial Resentment Grows in North Korea as Kim Jong Un Opens Pyongyang Pet Shop
Provincial resentment grows across North Korea following state media footage of Kim Jong Un and his daughter touring a pet shop in Pyongyang. The...
BOJ Governor Ueda Calls for Middle East Vigilance as Crude Oil Prices Surge
Middle East vigilance now guides the Bank of Japan's policy outlook. Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday that economic and price developments are moving...
