Tag: investigation
North Korea targets housing material theft
North Hamgyong province's party committee has launched a targeted inspection campaign in 2026 to root out the concealment of construction materials and illicit wealth...
North Korea revises criminal law, but old habits persist
North Korea's criminal law reform has moved through four revisions since 2021. Each one has added changes that look, on paper, like genuine gains...
North Korea revises criminal procedure law, mandates defense counsel
North Korea revised its criminal procedure law in 2022 and again in 2025. The changes shortened detention and investigation periods. They also required defense...
North Korea inspects banks over loan collusion
North Korean authorities have launched sweeping inspections of bank loan practices in 2026. The goal is to root out possible collusion between banks and...
North Korea train corruption scheme exposed after officer dispute
A North Korea train corruption scheme came to light on June 6, 2026, after two security officers clashed over a train compartment built to...
Mass livestock deaths at Kim Jong Un’s model farm trigger political...
Hundreds of pigs, goats, and rabbits have died at a state breeding farm in North Korea's Sepho district, and authorities have dispatched a high-level...
North Korea demands identity checks on Chinese trading partners in bid...
North Korea has ordered trade officials to submit detailed personal information on their Chinese business partners as part of a sweeping post-congress crackdown on...
Central party inspection teams descend on Sinuiju factories, rattling local officials
North Korea has dispatched central party inspection teams to major factories in Sinuiju, the capital of North Pyongan province, in a sweeping audit of...
Trapped in the net: North Korean workers in Chinese seafood factories
Daily NK has released a comprehensive report examining how North Korean workers dispatched to Chinese seafood processing factories are subjected to systematic forced labor,...
North Korean trading companies ghost Chinese clients, sell goods for triple...
Contract manufacturing accounts for such a large share of North Korea's official trade with China that wigs and false eyelashes are its top exports....
