http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/31/the-world-is-not-about-to-end/ News and analysis of the North Korean economy Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:23:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/31/the-world-is-not-about-to-end/#comment-79125 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » Inter-Korean trade up this year Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:31:32 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/31/the-world-is-not-about-to-end/#comment-79125 [...] political tensions have risen between North and South Korea (list here), Yonhap reports trade between the two countries has increased this [...] […] political tensions have risen between North and South Korea (list here), Yonhap reports trade between the two countries has increased this […]

]]> http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/31/the-world-is-not-about-to-end/#comment-51578 North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » When food and politics collide Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:22:23 +0000 http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2008/03/31/the-world-is-not-about-to-end/#comment-51578 [...] North Korea’s response to these new policies has left them with only two other options for food aid: China and the UN.  These two options, however, are probably sufficient to stave off another famine: “You will never see mass starvation again,” said Lee Seung-yong, secretary general of Good Friends, a Seoul-based charity with contacts across the North. “Except for some isolated areas, people have found ways to survive. They know they cannot depend on the government.” [...] […] North Korea’s response to these new policies has left them with only two other options for food aid: China and the UN.  These two options, however, are probably sufficient to stave off another famine: “You will never see mass starvation again,” said Lee Seung-yong, secretary general of Good Friends, a Seoul-based charity with contacts across the North. “Except for some isolated areas, people have found ways to survive. They know they cannot depend on the government.” […]

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