N. Korea to install new surveillance cameras on Sino-NK border
North Korea recently purchased new surveillance cameras from China costing several million dollars, Daily NK has learned.
Given that new surveillance cameras were already installed...
N. Koreans earn money through Chinese cell phone rentals
An increasing number of North Koreans in the Sino-North Korean border region are earning money through Chinese cell phone rental businesses, a source told...
N. Korea to crack down even more on illegal activities in border region
North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) recently held a meeting of high-level officials where they were told to severely punish perpetrators of illegal...
N. Korea to permit smuggling over parts of Sino-NK border
North Korean authorities have decided to permit smuggling activities across some portions of the Sino-North Korean border from mid-June on the condition that smugglers...
North Pyongan Province border guards are being rotated out more frequently
North Korean border patrol units in North Pyongan Province are being rotated out more frequently as part of efforts to end cross-border smuggling and...
N. Korean smuggler faces punishment after dash across border
A North Korean who smuggled in cooking oil from China was arrested and is now under quarantine at a medical center in Ryanggang Province,...
N. Koreans still defecting across the border in Ryanggang Province
Defections across the Sino-North Korean border in Ryanggang Province continue despite the North Korean government’s efforts to shutdown human traffic across the border, Daily...
Chinese trucks cross the Sino-North Korean Friendship Bridge
Trade between North Korea and China appears to be restarting following a total shutdown of the border between the two countries in late January.
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China exempts N. Korean traders from ban on foreign arrivals
Despite slapping a ban on the entry of foreign nationals into the country amid coronavirus concerns, China has given an exemption to North Korean...
China conducts maintenance on Sino-North Korean Friendship Bridge
China conducted maintenance work on the Sino-North Korean Friendship Bridge in what may be preparations for the restart of Sino-North Korean trade, Daily NK...
