Tag: corruption
Young North Koreans choose common-law marriages over costly ceremonies
More young North Koreans are living together in common-law marriages for practical purposes rather than having wedding ceremonies and officially reporting their marriages. In...
Going mobile: N. Korean traders move business home to evade restrictions
As North Korea cracks down on informal markets, the country's commercial landscape is shifting dramatically.
Since the devastating famine of the 1990s known as the...
N. Korean officer investigated for selling home leave to soldier’s family
A North Korean political officer from a border guard unit in North Pyongan province is under investigation after allowing a soldier to go home...
N. Korean agents punished over Russia corruption
Two North Korean state security agents, Han Kwang Jin and Song Myong Nam, have been demoted and transferred after being recalled from Russia amid...
N. Korea cracks down on water park corruption
Prosecutors in Pyongyang have launched intensive inspections of the city's water parks as North Koreans flock to the facilities during the sweltering summer heat,...
N. Korea targets farm corruption as legal violations surge
The justice department of Ryanggang province's people committee has launched intensive inspections of farms throughout the province. While officials claim their goal is to...
N. Korea sends people to labor camps during rice-planting travel ban
North Korean authorities imposed strict travel controls during last month's rice-planting mobilization, with numerous people sent to labor camps after being caught traveling without...
Pyongyang’s driving craze prompts licensing reform to protect Kim Jong Un
Car rentals have sparked a driving craze among young people and women in Pyongyang—and now North Korean authorities are scrambling to crack down on...
N. Korea plans to send 28,000 more workers overseas, mostly to...
North Korea is preparing to send up to 28,000 more workers overseas. Recruitment efforts that began last year have entered the selection phase as...
North Korea probes granite mine corruption
Prosecutors have launched a corruption investigation into the management and sale of minerals from Osoksan Granite Mine.
"The Nampo party committee sent city prosecutors to...
