Tag: manufacturing
N. Korea mandates shift from raw material to processed goods exports
North Korean authorities recently ordered trade agencies to shift from exporting raw materials to processed goods, causing significant disruption to regional trading companies that...
Material matters: Rason customs loosens grip on fabric imports
North Korean customs officials in Wonjong village, Rason, are allowing imported fabrics to pass through easily and then be distributed to wholesalers nationwide, a...
Blueberries beyond borders: Kim decree drives unlikely imports
North Korea is importing large quantities of Chinese blueberries to fulfill the ruling party's directive to produce fruit-based alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.
Speaking anonymously, a...
North Korea boosts foreign currency earnings with prison-made exports to China
North Korean trading companies are expanding their foreign currency-earning activities by exporting contract-manufactured products made with prison labor to China. Recently, a major North...
N. Korea orders Samjiyon blueberry drink factory to rush production
The North Korean Cabinet has ordered the Samjiyon Blueberry Drink Factory to complete its quarterly quota of blueberry products one month earlier than planned,...
Satellite imagery shows construction of new factory in N. Hamgyong Province
Satellite images show a new factory being built on a 3.3-hectare lot in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province. Kyongsong was one of the first...
N. Korea hands out bonuses to some workers at the end...
Some factories and companies in North Korea paid workers "socialist competition assessment bonuses" late last year to encourage an increase in production, Daily NK...
N. Pyongan Province ordered to establish joint ventures with foreign entities
The committee tasked with promoting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's "20×10 regional development policy" recently issued its first order, calling on North Pyongan...
N. Pyongan, Chagang province munition factories ramp up production with locally...
North Korean munitions factories in North Pyongan and Chagang provinces are ramping up production so much that they are mobilizing ordinary people living nearby,...
Untangling the North Korean Wig Manufacturing Industry
While much of the current discussion of North Korea’s trade has revolved around its arms sales, a new trend has been quietly emerging. Arms...
