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Chinese police identify N. Korean man as suspect in recent murder
Chinese authorities have identified a North Korean man as a suspect in the recent murder of a Chinese man in Changbai Korean Autonomous County,...
Chinese police threaten repatriation of defector women unless families pay up
Police officials in China's Hebei Province recently informed the husbands and in-laws of female North Korean defectors who have been arrested for various reasons...
N. Korea greatly expands overland trade through the Chinese city of...
North Korea continues to restrict overland trade between Sinuiju and Dandong, but is greatly expanding overland trade through Hunchun, Jilin Province, Daily NK has...
N. Korea orders soldiers to “deepen the bottom of the Tumen...
Earlier this month, North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) told border patrol units to “deepen the bottom of the Tumen River so that...
Hyesan Customs House fails inspection by central government
The opening of Hyesan Customs House has been delayed after the facility failed a recent inspection by the central government, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking...
N. Korea deploys new batch of workers to China despite sanctions
North Korea recently deployed new workers to China despite international sanctions prohibiting the country from sending laborers abroad, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
Hyesan trade companies make preparations for restart of trade
North Korea has recently been relaxing some of its pandemic protocols, including an end to mask mandates in border areas earlier this month. Now,...
N. Korea’s overland trade remains stagnant amid increase in freight train-based...
North Korea has recently eased quarantine measures in the China-North Korea border region, but overland trade remains stagnant. Instead, the country is increasing freight...
N. Korea continues to export coal despite UN sanctions
North Korea is actively exporting coal in defiance of a UN Security Council sanctions resolution, Daily NK has learned. While North Korean coal sold...
Rumors of repatriations cause stress among China’s N. Korean defector community
Tensions are running high among North Korean defectors in China as rumors of repatriations spread through the China-North Korea border region, Daily NK has...
