Tag: border
N. Hamgyong Province security officials given summary of recent meeting with...
Amid reports that a delegation of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) visited the DPRK and discussed technical issues related to strengthening cooperation with...
N. Korea imports large amounts of rice from northeastern China
North Korean authorities have recently imported large quantities of rice from northeastern China. The imports appear to be aimed at stabilizing rice prices as...
Why was a N. Korean man executed for transporting medicine from...
In May 2021, when North Korea had a strict COVID-19 quarantine regime in place, the South Pyongan Province Emergency Anti-Epidemic Headquarters ordered the execution...
N. Pyongan Province’s trade activities are still under heavy central government...
While North Korea's provinces are now allowed to conduct a certain level of trade thanks to the "20x10 regional development policy," trade remains tightly...
North Korea’s markets see rise in imported feminine hygiene products
The number of feminine hygiene products and other imports from China available in North Korean markets has increased significantly. As a result, prices are...
Behind N. Korea’s lockdown of Kaesong in July 2020
In July 2020, Kaesong was put on lockdown when a North Korean defector crossed the inter-Korean border amid the COVID pandemic.
According to media reports,...
N. Korean security officials increasingly turn to extortion of money changers,...
North Korean security officials in the China-North Korea border region are increasingly turning to extortion of money changers and remittance brokers to make money,...
N. Korean wholesalers upset over market vendors’ failure to pay up
Wholesalers of consumer goods such as imported garments and shoes in Yanggang Province are upset because market vendors cannot keep up with their payments,...
N. Korea’s emphasis on raw material imports raises hopes about expanded...
The North Korean government is actively helping trading organizations import the raw materials needed for its “20×10 regional development policy,” Daily NK has learned....
N. Korea’s border region sees surge in demand for telephone services
Public demand for telephone services in North Korea has surged recently, prompting the North Pyongan Province Post and Telecommunications Bureau to bring forward its...
