Tag: jilin province
Residency ID rumors spark hope for North Korean defectors in China
Rumors that China may soon issue permanent residency ID cards to North Korean defectors are spreading rapidly across the country's northeast. The rumors have...
With North Korea tourism stalled, China agencies push business visas instead
As hopes fade for a resumption of Chinese group tours to North Korea, travel agencies are pivoting to a new product this year: business...
Hundreds of Chinese investors tour North Korean mines eyeing sanctioned minerals
Hundreds of Chinese investors visited North Korea in June 2026 to inspect major mining facilities, with interest focused on minerals that are subject to...
North Korea and China launch Myohyang beer brand in Chinese market
A North Korea-China joint venture introduced a new beer brand called Myohyang beer to the Chinese market in 2026, positioning it as a tangible...
North Korean ramen exports rise, but quality still lags
North Korean ramen exports to China are growing, adding to a food trade that already includes candy and beer. But Chinese shoppers say the...
Chinese smugglers foiled at North Korea border despite hopes for post-Trump...
Chinese smugglers along the Jilin province border with North Korea attempted to move goods across the river on the nights of May 20 and...
North Korean defectors in China alarmed as Kuaishou messages reach police
Chinese authorities are monitoring North Korean defectors through Kuaishou, a popular Chinese short-video and messaging platform, raising alarm among defectors hiding in China.
According to...
China recruits North Korean defectors as informants to trap escape brokers
Chinese police are recruiting North Korean defectors living in China as informants and using them to infiltrate defector escape networks, leading to the arrest...
North Korean street food finds market across the border in China
Ethnic Chinese residents of North Korea are carrying Chongjin-made soy meat and fried tofu across the border into China and selling them there, turning...
When one North Korean defector disappears in China, police round up...
Chinese police have sharply intensified surveillance of North Korean defectors living in China, summoning and interrogating entire social networks whenever a single individual goes...
