Rights groups urge Ukraine: Let N. Korean POWs seek S. Korean refuge
Human rights groups are urging Ukraine to allow captured North Korean soldiers to seek refuge in South Korea rather than face potential execution in...
N. Korea conceals combat deaths of troops fighting in Russia
North Korea is enforcing strict secrecy around casualties among its troops fighting in Russia. A source within the Korean People's Army's 11th Corps revealed...
North Korea ships 150 workers through Hyesan to jobs in China
North Korea has dispatched more than 150 workers through Hyesan customs to various industries in China. The workers, who arrived in Jilin province last...
N. Korean boss in Russia steals from workers’ paychecks, faces harsh punishment
A North Korean worker in Russia has been sentenced to harsh punishment after embezzling workers' salaries for months and causing turmoil at his Vladivostok-based...
Elderly North Koreans toil in Russian city
About 70 North Korean workers, most of them over the age of 60, have been sent to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk in the...
N. Korean workers in Russia detained after fight with locals
Several North Korean workers in Russia have been detained by police after getting into a fight with a group of locals, Daily NK has...
North Korea demands $70 from workers in Russia for flood aid
North Korea is demanding foreign currency from its overseas workers to fund flood recovery, despite earlier rejecting international aid in favor of "self-reliance," Daily...
N. Korean workers repatriated from Russia for failing to meet quotas
Approximately ten North Korean construction workers in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, were recently repatriated for failing to meet state-mandated financial quotas.
A Daily NK source, speaking...
N. Korean official in Russia accused of corruption retains position
Choi Sung Chol, the North Korean security official Daily NK exposed for his abuse of North Korean workers sent to Russia in a whistleblower...
North Korean diplomats return from Russia with luxury goods
North Korean diplomats in Russia have been recently returning to the North with cutting-edge appliances and pricey musical instruments in their personal luggage, Daily...
