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Assessment of the 12th Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea: A Focus on Economic Projects and the Budget Report

[Policy] Assessment of the 12th Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea: A Focus on Economic Projects and the Budget Report

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The 12th Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) of North Korea was held over two days from January 22 to 23, 2025. This year, the attention of the outside world was focused on ...

2025
Choi, Ji Young | Korea Institute for National Unification
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The Oncheon County and Usi County Incidents and the Politics of Corruption in North Korea

[Policy] The Oncheon County and Usi County Incidents and the Politics of Corruption in North Korea

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On January 27, 2025, the 30th Enlarged Meeting of the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee of the Korean Workers’ Party (KWP) was held, during which two recent incidents were addressed. ...

2025
Oh,Kyeong Seob | Korea Institute for National Unification
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International Legal Implications of North Korean POWs Dispatched to Russia

[Policy] International Legal Implications of North Korean POWs Dispatched to Russia

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The matter of North Korean POWs must be handled with utmost priority in terms of human rights, which are fundamental and universally shared values. The repatriation of North Korean POWs is ...

2025
Kim, Taewon | Korea Institute for National Unification
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Inter-Korean Social and Cultural Exchanges: Recovery and Restart

[Policy] Inter-Korean Social and Cultural Exchanges: Recovery and Restart

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The restoration of peaceful inter-Korean relations has become a pressing issue. The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to all travels, exchanges, and cooperation between the two Koreas ...

2025
정은미 | Korea Institute for National Unification
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Do North Korean People Truly Want Nuclear Weapons?: Threats, Ideology, and Everyday Experiences

[Policy] Do North Korean People Truly Want Nuclear Weapons?: Threats, Ideology, and Everyday Experiences

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North Korea has continued to pursue the development of nuclear weapons over the past several decades despite unprecedentedly strong economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation from the ...

2025
Kim, Taek bin | Korea Institute for National Unification
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[KLI Brief 2025-01] 2024 Labor Market Review and 2025 Outlook

[Etc] [KLI Brief 2025-01] 2024 Labor Market Review and 2025 Outlook

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Employment growth, which averaged 336,000 from January to October last year, slowed to 184,000 during the same period in 2024. Employment growth has slowed, the unemployment rate has increased ...

2025
Center for Labor Trends Analysis | Korea Labor Institute
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Outlook for North Korea Policy under the Second Trump Administration: A Focus on Statements from Trump and Key Foreign Policy and National Security Officials

[Policy] Outlook for North Korea Policy under the Second Trump Administration: A Focus on Statements from Trump and Key Foreign Policy and National Security Officials

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The prevailing opinion is that the second Trump administration’s North Korea policy is unpredictable due to Trump’s personal characteristics. However, with appointments in the administration ...

2025
Oh, Kyeong Seob | Korea Institute for National Unification
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Human Rights Implications of Shock Brigades (Dolgyeokdae) under the Kim Jong Un Regime in 2024: Forced Labor

[Policy] Human Rights Implications of Shock Brigades (Dolgyeokdae) under the Kim Jong Un Regime in 2024: Forced Labor

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Since the early days of his rule, Kim Jong Un has aggressively promoted mass mobilization under the pretext of a public movement to build a “strong and prosperous nation.” In particular, ...

2025
Cho, Hyun Jung | Korea Institute for National Unification
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THE JOURNEY OF SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE IN KOREA

[Etc] THE JOURNEY OF SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE IN KOREA

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Spatial information has its roots in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which were first introduced in the 1960s by Dr. Roger Tomlinson, a Canadian geographer. During the 1970s and 1980s, ...

2025
사공호상 | Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements
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The Dilemma Between Stimulation and Control in the North Korean Tourism Industry

[Policy] The Dilemma Between Stimulation and Control in the North Korean Tourism Industry

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North Korea opened Rason to foreign tourists for the first time in five years since it closed its borders due to COVID-19. North Korea has been developing its tourism industry since Kim Jong Un ...

2025
Hwang, Joo Hee | Korea Institute for National Unification
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