The government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea set up economic development parks and is accelerating their development in its own way to promote external economic relations and improve the people’s living standards.
In establishing economic development parks primary attention is paid to the effort to lay legal foundations suited to the world standard of management of special economic parks. 

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has maintained developing foreign trade as an important requirement for consolidating the independence and strength of its economy and making it Juche-oriented, modern, IT-based and scientific.
Under the wise leadership of the great leader Comrades Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, foreign trade of the DPRK has been constantly developed.

Making foreign trade multilateral and diversified is the consistent trade policy of the government of the DPRK.
Under the sagacious leadership of 

Adopted by Decree No.3192 of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly on May 29, Juche 102(2013) 
Adopted by Decree No.1245 of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly on August 10, Juche 105(2016) 

Adopted by Decree No.875 of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly on July 21, 1999
Amended by Decree No.2806 of the  Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly on July 29, 2008