KellyFact checked by Yarilet Perez The country of North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has an isolated and tightly controlled command economy.

"In the face of unrelenting economic warfare ... States and higher duties on dozens of countries. Russia, Cuba and North Korea did not appear on the list of countries facing higher 'reciprocal ...

US President Donald Trump did not impose trade tariffs on goods from Russia, Belarus, Cuba, and the DPRK ... and efforts to draw Ukraine into the North Atlantic Alliance should be given priority ...

North Korean state media didn’t immediately comment on South Korea establishing ties with Syria. South Korea also established diplomatic relations with Cuba last year, which the Seoul government ...