In the first several months after giving the public access to North Korea media.

so North Korean people are afraid of exposing themselves to outside information.Public executions have also been held for individuals accused of watching or distributing South Korean videos.

to obtain and consume outside information.other North Korea-focused activists and researchers called information a key catalyst for change in North Korea ― especially as Pyongyang has repeatedly rejected calls for diplomacy amid a flurry of missile and weapons tests.If the international community has an understanding of the changes in North Korean society and successfully [sends] external information through the means of radio waves or storage devices to North Korea.

with only 2 percent of current North Korean residents saying they consumed foreign media almost every day compared to 25 percent of the defectors.freedom for North Korean people.

Even though the control over outside information has gotten egregious.

that were without parallel in the contemporary world.A special export license is now required to obtain these minerals.

The administration argues these products could have military applications.American business leaders are expected to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at a dinner in San Francisco Wednesday after his meeting with President Biden at an international economic conference.

during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders week in Woodside.the under secretary for economic growth.