Choson Exchange

Choson Exchange
Logo of Choson Exchange
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese朝鮮交流
Simplified Chinese朝鲜交流
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháoxiǎn Jiāoliú
Korean name
Hangul조선교류
Hanja朝鮮交流
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJoseon Gyoryu
McCune–ReischauerChosŏn Kyoryu

Choson Exchange is a Singapore-registered social enterprise focusing on economic policy, business and legal training for young North Koreans. Choson Exchange brings foreign volunteers to teach entrepreneurship, business, marketing, law or economics, after which the volunteers tour relevant sites in North Korea. They also sponsor North Koreans to go overseas for exposure and learning. Programs include economic policy, entrepreneurship and financial sector development.[1]

The organization brought over 100 foreign volunteers to train over 2000 North Koreans by 2018, brought over 100 Koreans to Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia for exposure and learning.[2][3] Choson Exchange is the largest business network in North Korea and the most active organization training Koreans in economic areas. It has been profiled as a Harvard Business School case study and was cited by futurist Parag Khanna's book Connectography as "the most prominent international nongovernmental organization operating in North Korea".[4][5] Some notable volunteers at programs include George Yeo, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade & Industry, and Information, Communications and the Arts for Singapore.[6]

  1. ^ "North Koreans learn lessons in Singapore". Korea JoongAng Daily. JoongAng Media Network. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Meet the young Singaporeans building bridges with North Koreans". Al Jazeera. Retrieved Jun 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Man who Teaches North Koreans Business". Bloomberg News. Retrieved Jun 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Going Rogue: Choson Exchange in North Korea". www.hbs.edu. Harvard Business School. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Parag Khanna (2016). Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization. ISBN 978-0812988550.
  6. ^ "Encouraging Dialogue: Ex-Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo Joins Choson Exchange in North Korea". Choson Exchange. Retrieved Aug 18, 2019.