Institute of Far Eastern Studies (IFES) NK Brief No. 07-12-5-1 12/11/2007 North Korean authorities are increasing market regulation. Beginning December 1st, women under the age of 49 were prohibited from running businesses in Pyongyang. Age restrictions were placed on female merchants since the inter-Korean summit meeting in October, at first prohibiting those 39 years and … Continue reading State of the market in the DPRK