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North Korea’s economy will worsen without reforms

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NORTH KOREA

However, that growth is a statistical outlier, mostly signalling a recovery from severe COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Meanwhile, China continues to dominate North Korea's…

East Asian trilateralism will mitigate polarisation

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EAST ASIA

Economic ties between the countries have deepened in recent years, although trilateral summits were on hold since 2019 due to the pandemic and political disputes. The latest…

Abductions will impede Tokyo-Pyongyang ties

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NORTH KOREA/JAPAN

Any such rapprochement would be two-edged: suggesting a less acerbic Pyongyang, but also altering delicate alliance dynamics. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reportedly did…