Tag: ministry of social security
N. Korea exorts building supplies from currency traders in flood recovery...
North Korean authorities are forcing arrested money changers to donate building materials for flood relief instead of sending them to labor camps, marking a...
North Korea launches strict crackdown on fake military items
North Korea has launched a crackdown on the unauthorized use, production, and sale of military uniforms and equipment. A proclamation issued by the Ministry...
Pyongyang issues nationwide order to safeguard rail network
North Korean authorities have issued nationwide directives to secure rail transportation and inspect rail facilities. The move, spearheaded by the Ministry of Social Security...
North Korea upgrades prison camp amid secrecy concerns
North Korea has renovated facilities at the Paekto-ri political prison camp in Sinuiju to improve health conditions for prisoners. The decision was prompted by...
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 orders restoration, upgrade of security checkpoints in Jagang...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the restoration and upgrading of security checkpoints in Jagang province after they were severely damaged by...
Kim’s headcount: N. Korea launches nationwide census after devastating floods
North Korea has launched a nationwide population and household census following devastating floods in late July. The census, which began on Aug. 24, was...
Satellite images show N. Korea razed large greenhouse near VIP guesthouse
Satellite images have captured the demolition and clearing of a large greenhouse site right next to the Kumsusan Guesthouse in Pyongyang.
Analysis of Sentinel-2A satellite...
N. Korea’s new top cop seeks to restore discipline in the...
North Korea's new police commissioner, Pang Tu Sop, is trying to restore discipline in the force by warning that police substation chiefs who are...
N. Hamgyong Province faces unprecedented drug crisis
The North Hamgyong Province branch of North Korea's national police agency reported an alarming surge in drug crimes to the provincial party committee earlier...
