Country Report North Korea
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Table of Contents
Summary
Inter-Korean relations: Military talks get nowhere
Inter-Korean relations: The North wants to redraw the sea
border
Inter-Korean relations: The North postpones a ministerial
meeting
Inter-Korean relations: North Korea cavils on economic
exchanges
Inter-Korean relations: A Southern parastatal cuts its own
deals
Inter-Korean relations: Foreign press visits the Kaesong
industrial zone
Inter-Korean relations: Southern aid continues to flow
Inter-Korean relations: The South opens two big border
offices
Inter-Korean relations: A row with reporters holds up family
reunions
Inter-Korean relations: Abductions may rise higher on the
South's agenda
Political structure
Economic structure: Annual indicators
Outlook for 2006-07: Domestic politics
Outlook for 2006-07: International relations
Outlook for 2006-07: Policy trends
The political scene: Kim Jong-il's brother-in-law returns
The political scene: The SPA meets
The political scene: Ro Tu-chol is a rising star
The political scene: Nuclear six-way talks fail to reconvene
The political scene: Relations with Japan remain deadlocked
Economic policy: Science and technology are highlighted at
the SPA meeting
Economic policy: North Korea aspires to be "a power in
software"
Economic policy: The nuclear programme is not mentioned
Economic policy: A budget with no numbers shows the limits of
reform
Economic policy: The state seeks new revenue sources
Economic policy: Military priorities stymie growth
The domestic economy: The WFP is still negotiating to stay
The domestic economy: Reimposing rationing has uneven results
The domestic economy: The black market proves hard to
eradicate
The domestic economy: A new environment law is adopted
The domestic economy: A national labour planning meeting is
held
Foreign trade and payments: US sanctions on a Macau bank make
waves
Foreign trade and payments: Foreign business protests
Foreign trade and payments: The mining sector looks set for
take-off
Foreign trade and payments: Multiple de facto exchange rates
create complications
