The Chinese north-east coastal express Danda railway line linking the ports of Dandong and Dalian opened today as part…
North Korea
Business news and investment opportunities in North Korea
STATS
Source: World Bank
Currency: North Korean won
GDP: 32.1 billion USD (2018)
GDP per capita: 1,300 USD (2016)
GDP growth rate: 4.6.% annual change (2018)
North Korea offers Russia copper in exchange for electricity
North Korea has offered Russia copper from its Onsong deposit in exchange for electricity, the Ministry for…
Russia turns to ASEAN and North Korea for new trade and investment windows
Russia turns to ASEAN: Following Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia last week,…
North Korea plans cross-border tourism zone with Russia and China
North Korea plans cross-border tourism zone: Officials from China, Russia and North Korea are discussing the…
Russia and North Korea set up council to boost trade to $1bn by 2020
Russia and North Korea: The Russian Chamber of Commerce has set up a new body –…
North Korea in talks with Russia about energy corrridor to Seoul
North Korea in talks with Russia: Choe Ryong-hae, until recently North Korea’s top military official, met with…
ESPO pipeline pumps $200m into treasuries of Far Eastern Territories
ESPO pipeline: By the end of 2014, Transneft will have contributed over RUB3.5bn ($77.8m) in taxes to the…
Russian business delegation to visit North Korea
Russian business delegation to visit North Korea: A Russian business delegation is to visit North Korea later this month…