Tag: border
Man accused of leaking state secrets sent to political prisoner camp
A North Korean man who made frequent international calls near the Sino-North Korean border with a Chinese mobile phone was recently arrested and sent...
N. Korea to install new surveillance cameras on Sino-NK border
North Korea recently purchased new surveillance cameras from China costing several million dollars, Daily NK has learned.
Given that new surveillance cameras were already installed...
N. Korean gold smugglers arrested near the Sino-NK border
Two North Koreans from South Hwanghae Province were recently arrested after sneaking into Hyesan, Ryanggang Province, to smuggle gold across the Sino-North Korean border,...
North Pyongan Province border guards are being rotated out more frequently
North Korean border patrol units in North Pyongan Province are being rotated out more frequently as part of efforts to end cross-border smuggling and...
N. Korea orders workers in China to stay until end of...
North Korea recently ordered its workers in China to stay in the country until at least the end of this year, Daily NK has...
N. Korean authorities refrain from squashing KJU death rumors
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's prolonged absence from the public has fueled rapidly spreading rumors about his death among North Koreans in the...
Ryanggang Province witnesses price spikes
Amid recent news of panic buying and a surge in prices of imported goods in Pyongyang, price hikes have occurred outside of the North...
N. Korean smuggler faces punishment after dash across border
A North Korean who smuggled in cooking oil from China was arrested and is now under quarantine at a medical center in Ryanggang Province,...
Chinese trucks cross the Sino-North Korean Friendship Bridge
Trade between North Korea and China appears to be restarting following a total shutdown of the border between the two countries in late January.
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N. Korea threatens use of weapons to control border with China
North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) recently sent an official complaint to Chinese authorities criticizing their complacency in policing the Sino-North Korean border...
