A FEW years ago, I was invited by the University of British Columbia (UBC) to join a group of five key international experts to advise the economic leaders of North Korea, officially known as the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK). Unknown to most Filipinos, the Philippines and the DPRK have official diplomatic relations.
A FEW years ago, I was invited by the University of British Columbia to join a group of five key international experts to advise the economic leaders of North Korea , officially known as the Democratic Republic of Korea . Unknown to most Filipinos, the Philippines and the DPRK have official diplomatic relations. If not for the Netflix movie, 'Crash Landing on You,' our awareness of North Korea may have been next to nil.
6 GW of installed power in the country. South Korea, on the other hand, has 146 GW of installed power. The manufacturing and industrial base of North Korea has been left behind for decades. This lack of power created an environmental challenge, too, as it led to the denudation of North Korea's forest cover. The population was forced to turn the trees into firewood as a source of heating during the brutal winter season.
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