Tag: china
N. Korea’s shortened market hours are causing economic hardship
North Korean authorities are mobilizing citizens and limiting market hours for flood recovery efforts. These measures, including restrictions on marketplace activity, have worsened economic...
Stitching for cash: North Korea exports garment workers to China
North Korea has begun sending skilled garment workers to China in a bid to boost foreign currency earnings, with plans to expand the program...
Risky love: North Korean defectors arrested over secret affairs in China
Chinese police have arrested several female North Korean defectors living in China for having affairs with married Chinese men.
A Daily NK source in China,...
North Korea boosts foreign currency earnings with prison-made exports to China
North Korean trading companies are expanding their foreign currency-earning activities by exporting contract-manufactured products made with prison labor to China. Recently, a major North...
Fearing defections, N. Korea intensifies surveillance along border after flooding
North Korean authorities, fearing potential defections, have intensified surveillance and restrictions on relief workers brought to rebuild areas damaged by flooding along the Chinese...
Irony: N. Korean smugglers needed to fix anti-smuggling fences
Recent flood damage to North Korea-China border guard posts and fences has heightened Pyongyang's concerns about defections and smuggling. While authorities have ordered swift...
N. Korea sends large number of new trade officials to China
North Korean authorities have recently dispatched many new trade officials to China, suggesting that they intend to actively expand trading activity with the country.
Speaking...
Trapped in transit: North Korean defectors’ catch-22 in China
North Korean defectors in China face a cruel irony: As routes to South Korea tighten, their bid for freedom through fake IDs comes with...
N. Korea reaches agreement with China on worker issues
North Korea recently reached an agreement with China on the repatriation and replacement of North Korean workers through its embassy and other diplomatic channels,...
Hoeryong harshly cracks down on Chinese cellphone users
North Koreans in Hoeryong are living in fear after the Ministry of State Security's local branch announced severe punishments for using Chinese cellphones. Authorities...
