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2016-04-10 China-Japan-Koreas

Why an unprecedented mass defection could be a sign of instability in North Korea

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Posted by Steve White 2016-04-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
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#1 Here are some interesting facts about exports and imports of NORK:

North Korea is the 126th largest export economy in the world. In 2013, North Korea exported $3.28B and imported $4.34B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $1.06B.

The top exports of North Korea are Coal Briquettes ($1.25B), Iron Ore ($258M), Non-Knit Men's Coats ($131M), Non-Knit Women's Coats ($128M) and Refined Petroleum ($125M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Crude Petroleum ($598M), Refined Petroleum ($201M), Delivery Trucks ($144M), Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($136M) and Rubber ($87.8M).

The top export destinations of North Korea are China ($2.72B), the Netherlands ($120M), Brazil ($68.2M), Pakistan ($41.4M) and India ($31.6M). The top import origins are China ($3.62B), India ($238M), Russia ($103M), Thailand ($99M) and Singapore ($59.3M).

These figures are from the OEC WEBSITE.

The Netherlands as an importer is disturbing, but not really surprising. Norks are a big exporter of coal briquettes and iron ore to China. Without that big chunk of trade, the NORKS would be SOL.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2016-04-10 02:44|| 2016-04-10 02:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Sooo, all the employees of a Korean restaurant decide to take off together, and it's deemed a 'mass defection'.
Somebody's playing word games here.

Posted by ed in texas 2016-04-10 08:46|| 2016-04-10 08:46|| Front Page Top

#3 ed,

My take on this - and I am but a Former Wing Wiper of Very Little Brain, so YMMV - is that twelve Norks aren't working together ANYWHERE outside their home borders without the specific knowledge and permission of the Nork gummint...and for a much more important reason than just making the best bulgogi in town.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2016-04-10 12:32|| 2016-04-10 12:32|| Front Page Top

#4 The fall of the Eastern Bloc started with mass migrations to the West.

Posted by Iblis 2016-04-10 15:41|| 2016-04-10 15:41|| Front Page Top

#5 And in other NORK news...

North Korean ships with corpses on board have been washing ashore in Japan

Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-04-10 16:30|| 2016-04-10 16:30|| Front Page Top

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