North Korean military couriers dishonorably discharged for smuggling merchants’ cargo
Several military couriers tasked with carrying classified documents received dishonorable discharges when an intensive inspection of train use at the end of last year...
N. Koreans bribe officials to escape mandatory Mount Paektu winter expeditions
North Koreans are bribing officials to remove their names from "voluntary" winter expeditions to Mount Paektu, complaining that the trips force them to spend...
North Korean logistics officers profiteer from grain collection as rice prices soar
As officers from the logistics departments of government agencies begin collecting grain, they are profiteering by tampering with the ratio of rice received, as...
Soldiers and civilians profit from “time of opportunity” as North Korea collects military rice
With the authorities collecting military rice supplies in agricultural communities throughout North Korea, the age-old practice of pilfering supplies on the ground is repeating...
North Korea launches market crackdown as Chinese imports surge
With imports rising following the recent expansion of trade between North Korea and China, North Korean authorities have launched a crackdown on the illegal...
North Korean police turn on each other as corruption probe spirals out of control
The prosecutor's office in Ryanggang province has launched an investigation into police corruption targeting year-end performance goals, but the probe is spiraling in unexpected...
Hyesan crackdown sends currency traders to labor camps as regime tightens control
North Korean police in the city of Hyesan, Ryanggang province, have recently orchestrated a clampdown on money changers who trade foreign currency on the...
Smuggling crackdown leaves hungry border guards stealing from farms instead of taking bribes
Soldiers of the 25th Brigade of North Korea's border guard based in Ryanggang province have gone on a rampage of crop theft this harvest...
N. Korean farmers stand guard day and night as thieves target private plots
Exhausted farmers in Sakju county, North Pyongan province, are watching their fields around the clock after repeated thefts from family plots, working late into...
Central Committee investigation reveals corruption at North Korean cotton farm
After more than a dozen petitions from a whistleblower at a farm in Unpa county, North Hwanghae province, were ignored by the county and...
