N. Korean fuel vendors face heavy crackdown by police

The North Korean authorities have recently launched a heavy crackdown on private vendors of fuel oil, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity,...
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North Korea rolls back popular workplace exemption program

In some parts of North Korea, the government appears to be rolling back a popular employment exemption scheme allowing workers to conduct business outside...
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HanVoice announces historic program

TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2021 - HanVoice, a Canadian human rights organization, announced today the historic launch of a private sponsorship pilot for North Korean...

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Facing international sanctions, North Korea-Russia economic cooperation could expand

Speculation has emerged that North Korea could buy low-priced crude oil from Russia as Pyongyang and Moscow grow closer in the wake of the...

Putin, Park Talk North Korea

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has said of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, “Pyongyang’s independent path of building up nuclear weapons and missiles in...
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Tickets for well-known Pyongyang indoor pool sell out early

Business is booming at the indoor pool of Changgwangwon Health Complex, one of Pyongyang leading rest and relaxation facilities, as it becomes a refuge...

North Korea starts toll collection system in Rason

Since early May, the North Korean authorities have begun collecting tolls from Chinese residents traversing the Sino-North Korean border for business in the Rason...

High Expectations of Ban Ki Moon, Next U.N. Secretary-General

Oct 14th, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ban Ki Moon was officially elected as the next U.N. Secretary-General. However, there are other...

A North Korean Woman Who Used to Cry from Hunger Is Now a Two...

Washington D.C. -- Among the 31 refugees who fled to the U.S. in May 2006 and March 2007, around 14 gathered in one place...

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