The Implications of International NGO Activities in China and Vietnam for the Support for North Koreas Development

This study set out to analyze the cases of international NGOs aid activities in China and Vietnam, identify their implications for the support for North Koreas development, and predict the future roles of international NGOs. The international NGOs activities to support development in Vietnam and China were assessed in terms of limitations and achievements. The limitations include the restricted scope of activities, dropping efficiency of activities, and loose networks, which make it hard for NGOs to obtain necessary information, provide support for technology exchange, and raise finance. Despite those limitations, however, they have attained various results including helping their civil societies to grow in cooperation with the local social groups, increasing the possibility of inside agents voluntary participation and capabilities, promoting the possibility of sustainable development through official, unofficial, and semiofficial partnership, and spreading soundness toward human-oriented development. Those results led to some implications for the support for North Koreas development and some prospects for future activities of international NGOs to support North Koreas development