According to Yonhap: North Korea owes a total of $18 billion to 30 different countries, including Russia and China, said Kwon Young-se of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP), citing estimates from the Unification Ministry. The amount is almost equal to North Korea’s gross domestic product (GDP) for last year, which totaled 24.7 trillion won … Continue reading DPRK external debt approaches 100% of estimated GDP