Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) 2006-3-30 The Sinuiju Special Administrative Region (SAR) project lost momentum in September 2002 when its first governor-to-be, Chinese-born Dutch businessman Yang Bin, was arrested in China. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s visit to China at the beginning of this year, however, appears to have triggered a turnaround. With … Continue reading Interest revived in the Sinuiju Special Administrative Region