Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) NK Brief No. 08-12-17-1 2008-12-17 As the end of the year approaches, North Korea has launched a ‘Year-end Battle’ in order to encourage every sector of the economy to meet annual production targets, without exception. On December 1, (North) Korean Central Broadcasting announced, “workers, laborers and technicians of the … Continue reading DPRK pushes to meet yearly production plans