Tag: investigation
N. Korea’s security ministry targets officials in China-linked businesses
North Korea’s Ministry of State Security ordered its branches in North Pyongan province and other China-North Korea border areas to conduct thorough investigations of...
Investigation: North Korea extends three repressive laws to workers abroad
North Korea is strictly enforcing three recently enacted laws on its citizens working abroad: the Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Law, the Youth Education...
Drone explosion reported at North Korean aviation training facility
An explosion occurred during drone operation training at the Sinuiju Aviation Club in North Korea's Uiju county on Oct. 4, when a controller and...
Rason’s “non-socialist” housing probe met with public skepticism
Prosecutors in Rason have launched a month-long inspection to identify owners of multiple homes, designating such ownership as "non-socialist." However, local residents are dismissing...
South Hamgyong province reels from deadly shooting at local shipyard
A security guard’s fatal shooting of his girlfriend at Sinpo Shipyard, in South Hamgyong province, has left local residents stunned.
“A male security guard in...
North Korean relief workers’ brief escape ends in swift repatriation
Two North Korean flood relief workers in North Pyongan province briefly fled to China last month, but were quickly apprehended by Chinese police and...
N. Korean Central Committee shakeup leads to unprecedented scuffles
North Korean officials recently reassigned from organizations supplying the ruling party's Central Committee have resisted the changes, leading to scuffles and an ongoing investigation,...
Nature’s bounty or state property? N. Korea’s war on unauthorized foraging
North Korea has recently seen an increase in illegal hunting and foraging, as well as smuggling game and herbs out of the country or...
Kim Jong Un disbands elite guard battalion over security breach at...
A North Korean battalion responsible for the Paengnyonho Guesthouse in Pyongyang has been disbanded, following a proposal approved by Kim Jong Un in mid-August....
N. Korean flood relief workers detained for consuming banned S. Korean...
Two North Korean flood relief workers face punishment for allegedly consuming banned South Korean media during deployment, Daily NK has learned.
"Two members of the...
