Tag: defections
The Mekong River’s plight is a tragedy for North Koreans, too
Amid a series of damage caused by severe heat waves and droughts in Southeast Asia, its lifeline and largest river, the Mekong, is drying...
News of N. Korean family’s defection to the South spreads in...
News of an entire family defecting to South Korea on a wooden boat across the West Sea’s Northern Limit Line (NLL) is spreading rapidly...
Defectors in China who fail to reach S. Korea complain of...
Some North Korean defectors in China who tried and failed to reach South Korea are complaining of mental anguish, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
Snapshots from North Korea – April to May 2023
School-Age Population Falling in North Korea Due to Low Birth Rate, Students in Rural Areas Down by Half Since 2010s
North Korea is facing problems...
Increasing number of N. Koreans flee across border with China
Despite intensified security along the China-North Korea border, an increasing number of people are trying to defect from North Korea due to economic difficulties...
N. Korea’s Forestry Act makes it harder for people to obtain...
At the onset of winter, North Koreans are struggling to buy heating fuel or find firewood because of the country’s economic difficulties. On top...
N. Korea orders provincial authorities to ensure military units on border...
The North Korean government recently ordered provincial party and administrative organizations in the China-North Korea border region to make sure military units guarding the...
N. Koreans still defecting across the border in Ryanggang Province
Defections across the Sino-North Korean border in Ryanggang Province continue despite the North Korean government’s efforts to shutdown human traffic across the border, Daily...
Fearing defections, N. Korean officials intensify surveillance of workers in China
North Korean officials overseeing workers in Chinese factories and North Korean restaurants in China are intensifying their surveillance of the workers to prevent a...
