Tag: border
N. Korean security agents demand large sums from remittance brokers
North Korean security agents in North Hamgyong Province demanded large sums of cash from remittance brokers ahead of recent holidays, including Lunar New Year...
North Koreans vie for lucrative jobs at new trading company
North Koreans have been offering bribes in U.S. dollars as they vie for positions at a new trading company set up under the North's...
Was Ipo Village really ground zero for N. Korea’s COVID outbreak?
In early June 2022, a man surnamed Choe, the chief of the military medical department of the Second Division of the First Corps -...
The tragic story of a North Korean “defector hunter”
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in Korean in November 2021.
In early November 2012, North Korea's Ministry of State Security (MSS) made it...
Hyesan police launch manhunt for thief
Hyesan police recently launched a manhunt for a man in his twenties who escaped while being investigated for theft, Daily NK has learned.
After the...
N. Korea’s bizarre propaganda slogan: “Love the future”
There was a time when it was possible to take pictures of North Korea by crossing the Yalu and Tumen rivers. After the border...
N. Pyongan Province ordered to establish joint ventures with foreign entities
The committee tasked with promoting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's "20×10 regional development policy" recently issued its first order, calling on North Pyongan...
North Korean smugglers eye latest South Korean fashion trends
Clothing and shoe smugglers operating in the China-North Korea border area of Yanggang Province have been following the latest fashion trends in South Korea,...
N. Korean market exchange rates slowly climb over over past month
North Korea's market exchange rates have been climbing slowly for over a month, despite an expansion in trade.
According to Daily NK’s regular survey of...
N. Korean trade officials turn to email amid intensifying restrictions on...
As North Korea tightens restrictions on the use of cell phones to prevent information from entering or leaving the country, trade officials are having...
