NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 01, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 01, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 01, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. Japan and Six Party Talks 2. Russia on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. Pro-North Group Emerges in ROK 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. Inter-Korean Economic Aid 6. Inter-Korean Athletic Cooperation 7. DPRK-PRC Economic Cooperation 8. DPRK-PRC Relations 9. DPRK-Japanese […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 31, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 31, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 31, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. Six Party Talks 2. DPRK on Six Party Talks 3. ROK, PRC on Six Party Talks 4. PRC on Six Party Talks 5. DPRK Discussion at APEC Summit 6. DPRK on Nuclear Program 7. US on DPRK Nuclear […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 27, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 27, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 27, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program 2. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 3. Inter-Korean Cooperation 4. Inter-Korean Athletic Cooperation 5. DPRK Human Rights 6. DPRK Refugees 7. Japanese Abductees in DPRK 8. DPRK Food Rations 9. DPRK-Italian Relations 10. DPRK-Norwegian Relations […]

DPRK 2004 Nutrition Assessment Report of Survey Results

The Central Bureau of Statistics, Institute of Child Nutrition of the DPRK in collaboration with UNICEF and WFP, released this report on nutrition in the DPRK. The report states:” The most common source of staple foods was the PDC rations or Farmers rations, but a quarter of the households reported WFP foods as a source of their staple food. The most common sources of beans were farmer’s rations, self production, markets, kin support and WFP foods. The sources of fruits and vegetables were state shops, markets, self production and farmer’s rations. WFP foods were not a source of these foods.”

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 26, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 26, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 26, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. USFK on DPRK Nuclear Program 2. Korean Reunification 3. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 4. Inter-Korean Tourism 5. Red Cross Reunion Centre in DPRK 6. DPRK-US Relations 7. DPRK-Japanese Bilateral Talks 8. DPRK Human Rights 9. DPRK Defectors 10. DPRK […]

DPRK Markets: A Defector’s Perspective

The Institute of Far Eastern Studies at Kyungnam University released this report on the status of markets in the DPRK. The report states: “However, as North Koreans gradually become more quality- conscious, Chinese-made goods will loose market strength, especially as better quality imports — such as those from South Korea, which are imported on a limited basis — begin to raise the awareness of North Koreans.”

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 25, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 25, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 25, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. Six Party Talks 2. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. Inter-Korean Relations 6. DPRK-US Relations 7. DPRK-PRC Bilateral Talks 8. DPRK-Japanese Bilateral Talks 9. DPRK Leadership 10. DPRK […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 24, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 24, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 24, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. DPRK Nuclear Program 2. Inter-Korean Relations 3. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 4. DPRK-PRC Economic Cooperation 5. DPRK-Japanese Relations 6. DPRK Economy 7. DPRK Food Aid 8. US on DPRK Military 9. Freedom of Press in DPRK 10. DPRK Leadership […]

The North Korean Plutonium Stock Mid-2005

The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) released this report on the DPRK’s plutonium stock and its means to produce and separate plutonium. The report states: “Assuming that the recently unloaded fuel has not yet been separated, the DPRK has about 15-38 kilograms of separated plutonium. At 4-5 kilograms of plutonium per weapon, this plutonium is enough for 3-9 nuclear weapons.”

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 20, 2005

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 20, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 20, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. DPRK Nuclear Program 2. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. Russia on DPRK Nuclear Program 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. Inter-Korean Maritime Cooperation 6. Korean Cultural Relations 7. US Activists on DPRK Refugees 8. EU on DPRK Human […]