Tag: checkpoints
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...
Security fears drive Pyongyang’s taxi industry clampdown
Pyongyang authorities have launched a crackdown on illegal practices in the city's growing taxi industry. As taxis have become a central part of the...
North Korean military police launch crackdown on AWOL soldiers
North Korean military police have launched a crackdown on soldiers who leave their bases without authorization. The operation, which began in mid-October, is targeting...
Guns and grain: North Hwanghae’s tense harvest season
Armed military teams have been dispatched to farms in North Hwanghae province, including Changchon Farm in Hwangju county, to secure rice for army stores...
N. Korean checkpoint inspector arrested after years of smuggling
A North Korean security inspector was arrested in late August for allegedly smuggling illegal materials into Pyongyang using a vehicle designed to carry secret...
Kim Jong Un orders restoration, upgrade of security checkpoints in Jagang...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the restoration and upgrading of security checkpoints in Jagang province after they were severely damaged by...
N. Korean border guards replaced for allowing smuggling
Border guards manning checkpoints along the border in Uiju County, North Pyongan Province, were recently replaced for turning a blind eye to smuggling.
Speaking on...
China’s Hebei Province issues temporary residency permits to defectors
Police in parts of China's Hebei Province are issuing temporary residency permits to defectors who have lived in China for a decade or more,...
N. Korea orders officials who fall ill or become injured to...
North Korea has issued instructions to tighten its personnel management regulations, ordering that officials who become ill, injured or disabled on the job be...
N. Korea tightens security around weapons factories to prevent information leaks
North Korea has tightened security around major weapons factories to keep information about the facilities from leaking to the outside world.
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