Tag: border region
Invisible prison: N. Korean defectors’ families face intensifying surveillance
Surveillance of North Korean defectors' relatives by security agencies is intensifying. One defector's family attempted to travel to the border region for a relative's...
N. Korea launches crackdown on unlocked TVs in border regions
The North Korean regime has launched extensive inspections of household TVs to ensure channels remain locked. This campaign appears driven by the government's fears...
Smugglers seek trading company jobs as N. Korea intensifies border control
Smugglers in North Korea are now seeking jobs with trading companies to avoid crackdowns, as authorities intensify efforts to curb private smuggling. This shift...
Waku and compromise: The shifting landscape of N. Korean trade
North Korean smugglers are increasingly seeking employment with trading companies to circumvent recent government crackdowns on private smuggling. This strategic shift appears to allow...
Border control tightens as N. Korea declares war on Chinese mobile...
The North Korean authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown after declaring a "war to exterminate users of Chinese-made mobile phones." This harsh language reflects...
Trust gone wrong: The collapsing car smuggling industry in N. Korea’s...
Some private investors in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, are devastated after suffering massive losses on what they believed would be profitable ventures in the city's...
N. Korean woman caught with defector remittance, freed after paying double...
A woman in North Korea's North Hamgyong province was caught accepting remittance money from relatives who had defected, but managed to secure her release...
N. Korea renames DMZ permits, expands travel rights for capital residents
North Korea has renamed its "front line approval number" to "national border approval number" for permits required to enter regions along the inter-Korean frontier,...
Living in fear: N. Korea intensifies security inspections along Chinese border
In North Korea's North Hamgyong province, a wave of arrests by state security agents has residents living in constant fear, with many wondering not...
N. Korea targets medical facilities in crackdown on fake certificates
North Korean authorities in North Hamgyong province have launched a crackdown on medical facilities issuing fraudulent medical certificates in exchange for bribes. The clampdown...
