Tag: construction projects
N. Korean markets fall silent as merchants and customers vanish
North Korean marketplaces are experiencing a significant decline in activity. Sources indicate both customer traffic and merchant presence have notably decreased.
Recent photos obtained by...
N. Korea deploying military personnel to construction sites in Russia
North Korea's Seventh General Bureau has launched a recruitment campaign to send soldiers for construction work in Russia, Daily NK has learned.
A source in...
Sinuiju streets empty as authorities draft people for forced labor
North Korean authorities are stopping pedestrians in border areas and forcing many to work on greenhouse construction projects. These daytime roundups are occurring in...
Fatal accidents prompt new safety measures in N. Korean construction projects
North Korea is implementing stricter safety measures in construction work after documenting numerous fatal accidents during flood reconstruction efforts last summer in North Pyongan,...
N. Korean officials face public trial for embezzling from state tideland...
North Korean officials who embezzled funds from tideland reclamation projects were recently put on public trial, Daily NK has learned.
"Officials involved in tideland development...
N. Korea expels money changers amid currency crackdown
North Korea has intensified its crackdown on foreign currency exchanges as market rates continue to climb. In recent weeks, authorities have banished multiple money...
“Divorced from reality”: North Koreans reject state’s rural housing claims
North Koreans are scoffing at government claims that tout rural housing projects as ushering in a "new era" for countryside development, particularly as officials...
North Korean relief workers’ brief escape ends in swift repatriation
Two North Korean flood relief workers in North Pyongan province briefly fled to China last month, but were quickly apprehended by Chinese police and...
Kim’s mandate triggers urgent inspection of construction projects in South Pyongan...
Following Kim Jong Un's announcement of three new construction tasks at a recent meeting of the Regional Development Project Council, South Pyongan province’s party...
Behind the facade: The reality of N. Korea’s construction propaganda
North Korea has been encouraging the production of propaganda videos for the regime, including one by a film crew sent to a major state...
