UofL Libraries: Government Resources and International Information: North Korea

North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) In Progress

North Korea: Economy, Business, Cryptocurrency, Labor, Banking, Industry and Trade

North Korea: Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism
Financing Law Adopted, May 19, 2016(Law Library of Congress)
North Korea: Foreign-Funded Business and Banking
Laws Amended, February 17, 2012 (Law Library of Congress)
North Korea Admits Failure, Mulls Future, January
6, 2021 (VOA News)
North Korean Phone Money: Airtime Transfers as a Precursor
to Mobile Payment System

North Korea: Equality, Democracy, Civil and Human Rights

Congress and U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights
and Refugees: Recent Legislation and Implementation, 2009 (Congressional Research Service)
COVID Contributed to ‘Starvation’, Executions in DPR Korea,
Rights Council Hears, March 10, 2021 (UN News)
DPR Korea’s Grip on Population has Tightened Since COVID,
March 21, 2022 (UN News)
Human rights situation in DPR Korea is Bleak, Independent
UN Expert Says, March 15, 2010 (UN News)
North Korean Defectors Put Spotlight on Rights Abuses,
March 12, 2023 (VOA News)
Supporting Human Rights in North Korea, September 30, 2022
(U.S. Department of State)

North Korea: General Information, Maps and Statistics

Map of North Korea: Relief shown by shading.Base 803022AI
(C00700) 5-05. (Law Library of Congress)
North Korea: Places in the News (Library of Congress)
North Korea: A Country Study (Library of Congress)

North Korea: Government, Elections and Politics

Are There Laws That Regulate a Change of Leaders
in North Korea, May 6, 2020? (Law Library of Congress Blog)
Guide to Law Online (Law Library of Congress)
North Korea: Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism
Financing Law Adopted, May 19, 2016(Law Library of Congress)
North Korea: Revision to the Constitution, October 20, 2009
(Law Library of Congress)
North Korea Administrative Divisions (Law Library
of Congress)
North Korea Admits Failure, Mulls Future, January 6, 2021
(VOA News)
North Korea Leaders and Cabinet Members (World
Factbook CIA)

North Korea: Health, Disability, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness

Coronavirus Poses Major Threat to North Korea's
Fragile Health System, April 14, 2021 (VOA News)
COVID Contributed to ‘Starvation’, Executions in DPR
Korea, Rights Council Hears, March 10, 2021 (UN News)
North Korea Hints at "Prolonged" COVID Lockdown,
June 16, 2021 (VOA News)
North Korea Warns of 'Grave' Coronavirus Incident,
June 29, 2021 (VOA News)
WHO Ready to Support DPR Korea Battle COVID-19
Infections,, May 12, 2022 (UN News)
Who "Concerned" over COVID-19 Outbreak in DPR Korea,
Reiterates Full Support (UN News)

North Korea: History, Anthropology, Archaeology and Geography

Two Koreas Separated by Demilitarized Zone, December
14, 2017 (Law Library of Congress Blog)

North Korea: International Relations, Diplomacy. Sanctions and Foreign Assistance

Assessing the Maximum Pressure and Engagement Policy
Toward North Korea: Hearing. Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy of the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, 115th Congress, first session.
Assessing the Maximum Pressure and Engagement Policy Toward
North Korea: Hearing before the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, July 25, 2017 (
Biden Faces Calls for North Korea Sanctions Relief, November 9, 2021
(VOA News)
The China-North Korea Strategic Rift: Background and Implications
for the United States, 2022 (U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission)
Designation of Facilitator Pursuing DPRK Arms Deal, March 30, 2023,
U.S. Department of State)
A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic,
and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Korea (U.S. Department of State)
Japan; North Korea: Defectors Return to Japan, Dec. 2, 2007
(Law Library of Congress)
Making Sanctions Effective: The Case of North Korea:
Hearing. Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, 116th Congress, 1st session, March 27, 2019.
North Korea: A Chronology of Events from 2016 to 2020
(Congressional Research Service)
North Korea: a Chronology of Events from 2016 to 2020 (Congressional
Research Service)
North Korea: Adherence to International Treaties (Law
Library of Congress)
North Korea Kept Ukraine Invasion Secret to All Except
Ruling Party Members, March 3, 2022 (VOA News)
North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016,
H.R.757 (Congress.Gov)
North Korea Slams US-South Korea Drills, Promises Own Weapons
Buildup, August 10, 2021 (VOA News)
A Peace Regime for the Korean Peninsula, 2020 (U.S. Institute of Peace)
Removing sanctions on North Korea: Challenges and Potential
Pathways, 2021 (U.S. Institute of Peace)

North Korea: Military, Defense, Security, Intelligence, Terrorism and Peace

Diplomacy with North Korea: A Status Report 2020- (Congressional
Research Service)
DPRK Missile Launch ‘Latest in a Series of Alarming
Activities’ – UN Political Chief, November 21, 0222 (UN News)
DPR Korea Launches ‘Unprecedented Number’ of Missiles,
Security Council Hears, November 4, 2022 (UN News)
Further Development of DPRK Nuclear Programme Cause
of Grave Concern – UN Atomic Energy Chief 11 September 2017 (UN News)
How to Engage the Enemy: The Case for National Security
Diplomacy with North Korea (U.S. Institute of Peace)
How to Engage the enemy: The Case for National Security Diplomacy
with North Korea, 2020 (U.S. Institute of Peace)
Next steps on U.S. policy toward North Korea: Hearing
before the Subcommittee on East Asia,
North Korea: Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism
Financing Law Adopted, May 19, 2016(Law Library of Congress)
North Korea Holds Nighttime Military Parade, Shows Off
Latest Missiles, April 26, 2022 (VOA News)
North Korea Launches First ICBM Since 2017 (VOA News)
North Korea Military Power: A Growing Regional and Global
Threat., 2021 (Defense Intelligence Agency)
North Korean Leader Calls for More Weapons-Grade Nuclear
Material, March 28, 2023 (VOA News)
UN Chief Condemns DPR Korea Missile Launch Over
Japan as 'Reckless Act’, October 4, 2022 (UN News)
US, Japan and South Korea Hold Talks in Tokyo on North
Korea Nukes, September 14, 2021 (VOA News)
US, South Korea Hold Massive Air Drill Following North
Korean Launches, June 7, 2022 (VOA News)