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North Korean and Uzbek workers involved in major brawl at Russian worksite

A major fight broke out recently between North Korean and Uzbek workers at a construction site in Russia, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...
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Whistleblower: State security officer in Russia is stealing workers’ money

Chae Sung Chol, a state security officer attached to a North Korean construction company in the Russian city of Irkutsk, is currently the focus...
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N. Korea and Russia intensify cooperation to prevent workers from defecting

As North Korea and Russia forge closer ties, North Korean and Russian authorities are cooperating more closely than before on matters related to North...

Ahead of expansion of trade with Russia, N. Korea orders major revamp of Rason...

As North Korea seeks to expand economic cooperation with Russia, it has ordered a major overhaul of trading companies operating in the Rason Special...

N. Korea sends delegation to Russia to learn about satellites

A North Korean technical delegation was recently sent to Russia to receive technical information about satellites, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of...

Trade between Russia and N. Korea spikes after Kim Jong Un’s state visit last...

Following North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit to Russia last month, trade between the two countries has significantly increased while new dispatches of...

N. Korea will soon distribute Russian wheat to ordinary people, rumors say

Rumors are circulating in North Korea that the authorities will soon distribute wheat to ordinary people following Kim Jong Un's return from Russia, Daily...

N. Korea continues to export weapons to Russia, Iran, Syria and others

North Korea is actively smuggling weapons to Russia and other countries, according to multiple sources inside the country recently.  “The government's weapons exports have increased...
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Russia-based N. Korean company managers run contract teams to earn extra cash

Managers of Russia-based North Korean companies that earn foreign currency are secretly running “contract teams” to line their own pockets, Daily NK has learned. Speaking...

N. Korea wants Russian technical assistance to further nuclear program

North Korean cadres are saying that their country's lavish reception of a Russian delegation during a recent military parade to celebrate DPRK's "victory" in...

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