Tag: fishing
N. Korea doubles foreign currency quotas for overseas workers
North Korea has doubled the foreign currency quotas required from workers sent overseas. This change will likely force North Korean laborers abroad to endure...
Empty promises: N. Korean workers in China face exploitation despite official...
"Work harder, pay more, keep less" – this is the grinding reality for North Korean workers in Chinese factories, where a complex web of...
N. Korea plans fishing industry training program despite resource shortages
North Korea plans to boost its fishing industry through a technical training program focused on vessel repair and catch optimization, Daily NK has learned.
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Luxury blankets hit Pyongyang markets, test locals’ wallets
North Korea's regime has recently made luxury blankets available to Pyongyang residents, following an earlier distribution of seafood - moves apparently aimed at reinforcing...
N. Korea’s failed whistleblower system: Informants left unprotected
North Korea's Public Reporting System Law encourages overseas workers to report their colleagues' illegal activities, but the system has proven ineffective due to inadequate...
Kaechon stores raided over private salt trade as winter approaches
Inspectors from Kaechon's commerce department have confiscated goods from state-run stores after discovering they were selling privately-sourced salt and salted seafood. The crackdown comes...
N. Korean province launches probe into fishing industry
South Pyongan province’s party committee has distributed an investigative report on local fishing companies to provincial organizations as an educational resource. The investigation of...
North Korea ships 150 workers through Hyesan to jobs in China
North Korea has dispatched more than 150 workers through Hyesan customs to various industries in China. The workers, who arrived in Jilin province last...
Pyongyang orders tech upgrade to combat illegal fishing in Kangwon
North Korea's cabinet has directed fishing companies in Kangwon province to implement advanced technology for monitoring illegal fishing and developing aquaculture. The Oct. 22...
North Korea detains Chinese fishing boat as maritime patrols intensify
A North Korean patrol boat seized a Chinese fishing vessel near Cholsan county, North Pyongan province, last month and detained its six-member crew for...
