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Government Resources: 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 Korea: Equality, Democracy, Civil and Human Rights

United Nations: Human Rights Office Dedicated
to Monitoring North Korea Opened (Law Library of Congress)
Congress and U.S. Policy on North Korean Human
Rights and Refugees: Recent Legislation and Implementation, 2009 (Congressional Research Service)

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: 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: Health, Disability, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness

Coronavirus Poses Major Threat to North Korea's
Fragile Health System, April 14, 2021 (VOA 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)

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.
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)
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: 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 Slams US-South Korea Drills, Promises
Own Weapons Buildup, August 10, 2021 (VOA News)

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

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)
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)

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