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Recently repatriated N. Korean defectors held at holding centers in border...
North Korean defectors who were recently repatriated from China are being detained at Ministry of State Security holding centers near the China-North Korea border,...
Some N. Korean restaurant workers return home amid broader repatriation drive
After being stranded for three years overseas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korean workers have been returning in waves since the State Emergency...
Three Pyongyang-based trade officials executed for corruption last month
Three officials at a trading company in Pyongyang were executed last month. While the ostensible reason given was that they had misappropriated party funds...
North Korean seafood sales experience slump in China
North Korean attempts to sell seafood on the Chinese black market have not been going well recently, Daily NK has learned. One of the...
North Korea’s exchange rates hold steady despite increase in trade
North Korea’s internal exchange rates have held steady since July. Trade with Russia may grow in the wake of the recent summit between the...
Chinese police arrest defector remittance broker in Jilin Province
Earlier this month, Chinese police in Jilin Province arrested a North Korean defector who had been working as a remittance broker in the area,...
N. Korean laborers waiting for their return home still face terrible...
As North Korea continues active efforts to repatriate its workers in China, laborers remaining in the country are still mired in horrible conditions, including...
Former N. Korean defector hunter reflects on her experiences
In September 2018, a woman in her late 30s lay on her side in a safe house of the North Hamgyong Province state security...
North Korean workers in China prepare to return home
North Korea is currently repatriating hundreds of North Korean workers from overseas by plane, train and bus, and those remaining in China are busy...
N. Korea’s market exchange rates fluctuate little despite speculation over trade...
Despite speculation that North Korea will throw open its doors for trade as airline, train and bus services restart between North Korea and China,...
