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North Koreans continue smuggling attempts across China-N. Korea border

Mun Dong Hui - August 31, 2023

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N. Korean exchange rates see little change despite rumors of overland...

Seulkee Jang - August 30, 2023

Street market in Hyesan, Yanggang Province rice sellers dollar rate, markets, market

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N. Korean vegetable, fruit prices change little despite heat waves and...

Mun Dong Hui - August 28, 2023

Sinuiju apartments organization

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N. Korea hands down severe punishments for watching S. Korean dramas,...

Seulkee Jang - August 25, 2023

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China-North Korea Border

State security agency branches on border use family members of defectors...

Lee Chae Eun - August 24, 2023

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Hyesan clamps down on money changers

Lee Chae Eun - August 23, 2023

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N. Koreans turn to ancestral rites to ward away misfortune

Lee Chae Eun - August 21, 2023

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N. Hwanghae Province tells new house owners to move in or...

Jeong Tae Joo - August 18, 2023

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N. Korea suddenly orders grain sector to implement ozone processing technology

Jeong Seo-yeong - August 18, 2023

Society

Typhoon Khanun causes damage to houses in Hamhung

Lee Chae Eun - August 17, 2023

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