Hoeryong remittance brokers offer services to defector families
Some remittance brokers in Hoeryong have recently approached the families of defectors offering to put them in touch with relatives in South Korea and...
N. Korea’s rising exchange rates are due to greater autonomy in the trade sector
Exchange rates are on the rise in North Korea's markets. The trend is related to the government's new "20x10 regional development policy," which has...
N. Korean security officials increasingly turn to extortion of money changers, remittance brokers
North Korean security officials in the China-North Korea border region are increasingly turning to extortion of money changers and remittance brokers to make money,...
North Korean smugglers eye latest South Korean fashion trends
Clothing and shoe smugglers operating in the China-North Korea border area of Yanggang Province have been following the latest fashion trends in South Korea,...
N. Korean agents arrest family members of defectors near border
Security agents made several arrests of family members of North Korean defectors living in the China-North Korea border areas of Yanggang Province late last...
Possible COVID-19 cases surge in North Korea near border with China
Recently, the number of people complaining of symptoms associated with COVID-19 has risen sharply in several North Korean regions along the border with China....
N. Korea replaces some trade officials in China amid intensifying surveillance of their activities
Some North Korean trade officials in China have recently been replaced amid increased monitoring of their mobile phones, including the use of VPNs, Daily...
N. Korea issues orders to intensify security along border with China
In response to the “increasingly tense state of international affairs,” the North Korean authorities recently passed down new orders to strengthen security along the...
N. Korea begins issuing visas for Chinese business people to enter the country
North Korea has begun issuing visas to Chinese nationals again, around three years and 10 months after the government closed the border due to...
China moves to intensify controls along border with North Korea
China has recently begun intensifying control over its border with North Korea, which suggests that cross-border smuggling is unlikely to return to pre-COVID levels...
