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N. Korea lifts ban on students returning to China for study
North Korea recently lifted its ban on students returning to China for study abroad programs, Daily NK has learned.
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Many N. Koreans working in China are still in limbo
North Koreans working at restaurants and factories in China are worried about getting paid, despite the fact that many food joints and manufacturers are...
New North Korean-made LED TV is all the rage in Pyongyang
A new LED television manufactured in North Korea is a hot item at shops in Pyongyang that accept foreign currency, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea’s farms face shortages of fertilizer and other supplies
North Korea's farms in the country's breadbasket are suffering from a lack of fertilizer and other agricultural supplies amid the shutdown of the Sino-North...
Daily NK snapshots from North Korea
Daily NK Snapshots are synopses of select articles from our Korean website. Snapshots provide a window into the Daily NK’s reporting—domestic news items that are...
Sources: N. Korean restaurants in China are slowly reopening
North Korean restaurants in China that had been shut down as a consequence of COVID-19 are now being reopened, Daily NK has learned.
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Sources: N. Korean laborers in China have still not returned to...
With the novel coronavirus outbreak seemingly under control, Chinese factories and businesses are gradually returning to normal operations. North Korean laborers in China, however,...
N. Korea threatens use of weapons to control border with China
North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) recently sent an official complaint to Chinese authorities criticizing their complacency in policing the Sino-North Korean border...
Fearing defections, N. Korean officials intensify surveillance of workers in China
North Korean officials overseeing workers in Chinese factories and North Korean restaurants in China are intensifying their surveillance of the workers to prevent a...
N. Korea refuses repatriation of defectors imprisoned in Dandong
North Korea's Ministry of State Security (MSS) has refused the repatriation of North Korean defectors currently imprisoned in a facility in Dandong, China, Daily...
