Tag: police

North Korean police officers have received new orders to abandon desk duties and increase neighborhood patrols. The directive marks a significant escalation in North...

North Korea's ambitious factory construction drive has created a black market economy, with workers stealing cement, lumber and steel to trade with cash-strapped locals...

Prosecutors have launched a corruption investigation into the management and sale of minerals from Osoksan Granite Mine. "The Nampo party committee sent city prosecutors to...

Following a series of accidents involving unlicensed drivers in the Kaesong Industrial Complex, local party authorities have ordered inspections of drivers throughout the city. "On...

Police departments in some parts of North Korea are organizing night watch duties based on officers' wealth and family connections. This has led officers...

Two North Korean defectors who were arrested by Chinese police in February while attempting to reach South Korea have recently been released. The defectors...

Attendees at the April 15 opening ceremony for Pyongyang's Hwasong housing development were later summoned by police to write self-criticism letters after violating strict...

Many South Koreans use online secondhand trading platforms to sell unwanted items or find bargains, but selling North Korean currency on these platforms is...

Chinese authorities have intensified surveillance of North Korean defectors attempting to flee to South Korea, with city-level police departments now directly managing these cases. "Surveillance...

A body of what appears to be a preteen girl was discovered on a hillside in Yeonsan county, North Hwanghae province, prompting an investigation...