Tag: diplomats
Wonder drugs no more: N. Korea’s health supplement market turns to...
A health supplement revolution is quietly taking hold among North Korea's elite. Disillusioned with counterfeit "medicines from Ponghwa" that people mockingly call "rabbit dung,"...
N. Korea pushes winter tourism with China ahead of party congress
North Korea is taking concrete steps to boost tourism with China to meet growing demand for winter festivals and sports.
"At the end of June,...
Cash-strapped N. Korean diplomats reveal financial struggles through airport luggage
The carry-on luggage of North Korean diplomats and trade officials departing from Pyongyang International Airport for Russia has become a topic of public conversation.
According...
Kim Jong Un orders crafting of “realistic” diplomatic strategy toward US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered his foreign ministry team to develop a realistic diplomatic strategy for U.S. negotiations, indicating he "did...
North Korean diplomats return from Russia with luxury goods
North Korean diplomats in Russia have been recently returning to the North with cutting-edge appliances and pricey musical instruments in their personal luggage, Daily...
N. Korean diplomats profit from worker remittances
North Korean diplomats are moonlighting as couriers, ferrying cash and letters from Russian-based laborers to their families back home. This underground delivery service has...
N. Korea sends art and architectural specialists abroad to earn foreign...
North Korea's Mansudae Overseas Project Group of Companies has started sending professionals overseas to earn foreign currency, Daily NK has learned.
The Mansudae Overseas Project...
N. Korea calls for more vigilance to prevent defections overseas
North Korea is ordering diplomatic consulates to thoroughly respond to frequent defections by diplomatic personnel and workers living abroad, a source in Pyongyang told...
N. Korea to “temporarily deport” foreign diplomats with “suspicious symptoms”
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered his Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to "screen all foreign embassies in Pyongyang" to identify and...
