This report by the DPRK delegation was presented at the Nautilus Institute’s Asian Energy Security Workshop in Beijing, China from May 12th to the 14th, 2004. The report states, “the most important task for the sustainable development of the economy is to realize the rehabilitation of existing energy systems and to ensure its long-term safety in the DPRK.” The overall objective of the energy sector – an increase in production of domestic resources with improved demand side management and environmental sustainability – is subject to a lack of funding and technology. Policy priorities focus on the establishment of “an efficient, stable and sustainable system.”
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Washington Times: Japan: Asian countries build oil reserves
Japan: Asian countries build oil reserves Tokyo, , Apr. 22 (UPI) — Japan is encouraging its east Asian neighbors to stockpile oil to guard against any disruption in supply from the Middle East, the Financial Times reported. The Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry is dependent on energy imports and would be particularly affected […]
“South Korean Electricity” Crossing the DMZ
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=050000&biid=2004042127248 APRIL 20, 2004 21:14 by Seung-Ryun Kim (srkim@donga.com) For the first time, South Korea will supply electricity to North Korea across the DMZ. On April 20, Korea Land Corporation and Hyundai Asan decided to supply electricity directly to South Korean firms undergoing construction in the Kaesung Industrial Complex through Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). […]
Informal notes from July 31st Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing, “Corruption in North Korea’s Economy”
Karin Lee 4 August, 2003 Informal notes from July 31 2003 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing, “Corruption in North Korea’s Economy” See http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2003/hrg030731p.html for announcement Witnesses: Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute Mr. Michael J. Horowitz (written testimony can be found at http://foreign.senate.gov/testimony/2003/HorowitzTestimony030731.pdf) Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute Note: This […]
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Globalization & Governance Tuesday, January 22, 2002 Foreign Investment & the Environment | Regional Environmental Governance | Trade & Environment | Corporate Accountability Corporate Accountability Foreign Investment & the Environment ZARSKY, Lyuba, Nautilus Institute Getting Traction? Sustainable Development and the Governance of Investment html This paper explores new approaches to the global governance of […]
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Thursday, August, 2002 Recent Posting archive Mining in Suriname: Multinationals, the State and the Maroon Community of Nieuw Koffiekamp June 18, 2002 Fergus MacKay Paper Leveraging Public Pension Funds: Towards sustainable and responsible corporate governance March 22, 2002 Report New Rules for a New Global Order? Ten Year Scenarios for the Future of Global Investment […]
South East Asia Papers
Te’o Fairbairn, University of New South Wales Pacific Islands Economies: Trade Patterns and Some Observations on Trade Policy Issues Vili Fuavao, South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Trade, Environment and Development in the Pacific Islands: the role of SPREP Aprilani Soeciarto, The Indonesian Institute of Sciences-LIPI Sustainable Fisheries, Environment and the Prospects of Regional Cooperation […]
Paper Presented on North Korea’s Proliferation Propensity
The following summary conclusions are drawn from the paper which will be published in the Non Proliferation Review of the Monterey Institute for International Studies. “After nearly a decade of continuous confrontation and very limited cooperation with the DPRK, it seems prudent to make some preliminary conclusions grounded in empirical observations of the DPRK along […]