According to the BBC (2002-9-23): North Korea’s hardline socialist regime has appointed a Chinese-born entrepreneur to oversee a radical experiment with free-market economics. Local news agencies reported on Monday that Yang Bin, a 39-year old tycoon listed last year by Forbes magazine as China’s second-richest man, is to run the newly-created ‘special administrative region’ of … Continue reading The BBC reports on more developments at the Sinuiju SAR