Tag: corruption
Pyongyang family banished from city after startling revelation
A family in the Sosong District of Pyongyang was banished from the city in early March after it came out that a family member...
N. Korean soldier sent to camp after striking officer who didn’t...
A North Korean soldier was recently sent to a reeducation camp after striking an officer in his unit who did not think the soldier...
N. Korean security officials increasingly turn to extortion of money changers,...
North Korean security officials in the China-North Korea border region are increasingly turning to extortion of money changers and remittance brokers to make money,...
N. Koreans file complaints about corruption in rural housing construction projects
North Koreans in some regions of the country have filed complaints with party authorities against people's committee officials and construction managers for corruption in...
N. Korea collects funds from people to fund regional development projects
North Korea is pushing ahead with a plan to build factories in the provinces under its "20x10 regional development policy." As part of this,...
N. Korea conducts major personnel reshuffle in Ministry of Defense’s logistics...
North Korea recently carried out a major personnel reshuffle in the Ministry of Defense's Rear Services General Bureau, an important agency that organizes, directs,...
North Korea responds to Daily NK’s whistleblower report
After Daily NK reported through a whistleblower in late January on the misdeeds of Choi Sung Chol, a North Korean state security officer based...
The tragic story of one outspoken North Korean journalist
On Jan. 1, 2012, shortly after taking power, Kim Jong Un visited the offices of Rodong Sinmun - the country's most prominent newspaper -...
N. Korea launches probe into students obtaining diplomas without attending class
North Korea's education authorities have launched a probe into so-called "8.3 students." These students use their networks and money to bribe schools for diplomas...
North Koreans vie for lucrative jobs at new trading company
North Koreans have been offering bribes in U.S. dollars as they vie for positions at a new trading company set up under the North's...
