Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) NK Brief No. 09-1-20-1 1/20/2009 It was revealed by Open Radio for North Korea on January 19 that DPRK authorities had handed down a decree to begin enforcing a ban the sale of imported goods in markets across the country on January 20. On January 3, North Korean authorities announced … Continue reading DPRK bans South Korean, overseas goods from Markets