Monthly Archives: July 2023
N. Korean corn prices fall after unripened corn, potatoes start circulating in markets
North Korean corn prices recently plummeted after unripened corn and potatoes started circulating in the country’s markets, Daily NK has learned.
According to Daily NK’s...
Chinese police threaten repatriation of defector women unless families pay up
Police officials in China's Hebei Province recently informed the husbands and in-laws of female North Korean defectors who have been arrested for various reasons...
N. Korea greatly expands overland trade through the Chinese city of Hunchun
North Korea continues to restrict overland trade between Sinuiju and Dandong, but is greatly expanding overland trade through Hunchun, Jilin Province, Daily NK has...
N. Korea orders soldiers to “deepen the bottom of the Tumen River”
Earlier this month, North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) told border patrol units to “deepen the bottom of the Tumen River so that...
N. Pyongan Province man arrested for watching S. Korean dramas
A North Pyongan Province man was recently arrested for watching South Korean dramas, Daily NK has learned.
According to a source in North Pyongan Province...
N. Koreans abandoning workplaces, places of residence punished with forced labor
North Koreans continue to abandon their workplaces and places of residence, which has led the authorities to sentence deserters with forced labor as a...
Hyesan Customs House fails inspection by central government
The opening of Hyesan Customs House has been delayed after the facility failed a recent inspection by the central government, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking...
Bureau 39-run mines fail to achieve targets for first half of the year
Mines affiliated with Bureau 39 have failed to achieve their targets for the first half of the year because of worker desertion and poor...
Russian goods imported through Rason Port distributed in N. Hamgyong Province
Goods imported through Rason Port were recently distributed throughout North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
“From Jul. 6, the trade bureau of North Hamgyong...
Hamhung child starves to death after being left alone at home
A seven-year-old boy abandoned by his caregivers recently starved to death in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity...
