Corruption is woven into daily life in North Korea. Daily NK’s sources document it firsthand — officials demanding bribes, black market dealings, and a shadow economy the regime can’t suppress. This is the DPRK that Pyongyang doesn’t want you to see.
Tag: Crime & Corruption
North Korean forest rangers fired for using tree nurseries as personal...
Daily NK recently learned that the North Korean Cabinet conducted a thorough investigation of nationwide forestry service branches in September.
A source in North Hamgyong...
N. Korea cracks down on people using Chinese contacts to smuggle...
North Korean authorities are investigating dozens of people in North Pyongan province who allegedly smuggled goods into the country through ethnic Chinese intermediaries, creating...
N. Korean factory holds emergency session after officials caught smuggling
An emergency ideological struggle session was held early this month at the Samjiyon Potato Farina Production Factory in the North Korean city of Samjiyon.
"The...
N. Korean police try gentler tactics for demanding bribes
Police officers in North Korea's border regions are still demanding money from local residents, but they're doing it with smaller requests and gentler tactics...
N. Korean teachers questioned after criticizing ‘two hostile states’ doctrine while...
Teachers who criticized new textbooks and maps erasing Korean reunification references were summoned by state security after their comments at a drinking party were...
Pyongyang targets elite privilege in student job placements
North Korean authorities are cracking down on corruption in workplace assignments for technical high school graduates, aiming to prevent wealthy and powerful families from...
N. Korean students detained for questioning ‘two hostile states’ policy toward...
Four college students in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, were detained by security authorities after making critical remarks about North Korea's "two hostile states" policy,...
N. Korea cracks down on remittance network helping defectors’ families
State security agents arrested a North Korean remittance broker in Hyesan while trying to deliver funds to a defector's family in South Hamgyong province,...
N. Korea cracks down on intranet usage after document theft incident
North Korean state security officials recently examined email usage, intranet access and file viewing records at government agencies and schools in North Pyongan province.
"The...
N. Korean investigation uncovers elaborate black market scheme
Authorities in North Korea's Kilju county are investigating evidence that local orchards have been diverting seasonal fruit to black market sales.
"Since mid-July, the Kilju...
