Tag: money transfers
N. Korea cracks down on remittance network helping defectors’ families
State security agents arrested a North Korean remittance broker in Hyesan while trying to deliver funds to a defector's family in South Hamgyong province,...
N. Korean security officials extort money from defectors’ families
Security officials in North Korea's northern border city of Hoeryong are pressuring families of defectors to confess receiving money from relatives abroad and surrender...
Border control tightens as N. Korea declares war on Chinese mobile...
The North Korean authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown after declaring a "war to exterminate users of Chinese-made mobile phones." This harsh language reflects...
Turf war: Inside N. Korea’s crackdown on money brokers
A recent incident in Hamhung revealed tensions between the Ministry of State Security and Ministry of Social Security as they competed to arrest a...
N. Korean government under fire as market exchange rates skyrocket
North Korea's market exchange rates continue to skyrocket. Amid the resulting chaos, North Koreans have begun to criticize the government's actions.
According to Daily NK's...
N. Hamgyong Province family arrested in remittance payment sting
The family of a North Korean defector in North Hamgyong Province who received a remittance payment was recently been apprehended by state security agents,...
