Tag: rason
North Korea launches multi-child family inspection campaign as officials visit homes...
North Korea's Central Committee has ordered provincial party committees to pay special attention to families with multiple children, dispatching "visitation teams" to homes to...
North Korea-China trade surges with imports of food, machinery and exports...
Trade between North Korea and China has picked up since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Beijing. North Korean trading companies are importing...
N. Korea preps border city for tourism as Hoeryong customs house...
North Korea has launched comprehensive educational initiatives to prepare for an anticipated influx of foreign tourists ahead of the reopening of the Hoeryong customs...
Not even rice cookers: China cracks down on electronics in N....
Chinese authorities are thoroughly inspecting the personal baggage of North Korean workers as they return home, preventing them from bringing even small home electronics...
N. Korean community mourns disabled woman and child after fatal carbon...
A disabled woman in her 40s and her daughter recently died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the North Korean city of Rason, leaving local...
N. Korea pivots to Russian trade routes for essential supplies
North Korea is restructuring its supply chains for essential goods, shifting focus from Chinese to Russian trade routes as part of an expanding bilateral...
Trump’s reelection sparks varied reactions among North Koreans
North Koreans in North Hamgyong province are closely following news of former U.S. President Donald Trump's reelection, which has reached them through various channels....
N. Korean regime orders road inspections, eyes foreign connections
North Korea has begun major road inspections and repairs in major cities, focusing on routes to China and Russia. The directive, issued by the...
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...
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...
