Tag: ministry of social security
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...
N. Korea’s national police agency issues directive to improve fire safety...
The Ministry of Social Security recently issued a directive to conduct fire safety inspections of relatively high-risk buildings and facilities for the month of...
N. Korean agencies join forces to intensify campaign against outside information
North Korea's major law enforcement agencies have been working together recently to develop and strengthen the judicial system, which was an agenda item at...
Bribery and flaws plague N. Korea’s border security inspections
North Korea is conducting inspections of border security facilities along its border with China, leading to frequent instances of border guard officers bribing inspection...
N. Korean man who caused panic before Putin’s visit arrested
A prisoner whose escape from a police station in Pyongyang's Sunan District caused panic just before the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin was...
