Tag: construction
Bridge over troubled waters
North Korea is celebrating the groundbreaking of a new road bridge connecting to Russia across the Tumen River, describing it with characteristic understatement as...
China imports flow to North Korea through strategic border points
North Korea has recently stepped up imports of various supplies from China. The country carefully categorizes goods as sanctioned or non-sanctioned, using different import...
Chinese firm proposes joint stone processing venture in N. Korea’s mining...
A Chinese company in Jilin province that specializes in processing natural building stone has submitted a proposal to North Korea for jointly operating stone...
Empty promises: N. Korea’s new factories fail to deliver for ordinary...
North Korea is boasting about exceptional output from new factories built as part of its 20×10 regional development policy. However, ordinary North Koreans see...
N. Korea prepares workers for Russian reconstruction projects in occupied Ukraine
North Korea began selecting workers and technicians in early March for reconstruction projects in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, including the Donbas region. These labor...
N. Korean workers in Russia drive up prices of unwanted pork...
Amid reports that North Korea has sent another group of construction workers to the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, these workers are buying up...
N. Korean workers at constructions site for greenhouses denied leave to...
North Korean workers mobilized for the construction of large greenhouses are complaining about not being allowed to visit home for family matters, such as...
N. Korea tightens ideological control on nuclear researchers after executions
North Korea recently held a closed-door meeting to tighten ideological controls on nuclear researchers, following the execution of several key scientists working on nuclear...
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...
