Tag: remittances
WeChat traps: N. Korean security agents use confiscated phones for sting...
North Korean security agencies have begun launching sting operations using the Chinese messaging app WeChat to crack down on people using illegal Chinese-made mobile...
Invisible prison: N. Korean defectors’ families face intensifying surveillance
Surveillance of North Korean defectors' relatives by security agencies is intensifying. One defector's family attempted to travel to the border region for a relative's...
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...
N. Korea, China strengthen security cooperation to track defectors
North Korea and China's security ministries are strengthening collaboration to monitor North Korean defectors in China.
"The Ministry of State Security has implemented a confidential...
N. Korean woman caught with defector remittance, freed after paying double...
A woman in North Korea's North Hamgyong province was caught accepting remittance money from relatives who had defected, but managed to secure her release...
Living in fear: N. Korea intensifies security inspections along Chinese border
In North Korea's North Hamgyong province, a wave of arrests by state security agents has residents living in constant fear, with many wondering not...
N. Korea arrests former trade official in Chinese phone crackdown
North Korean authorities are intensifying crackdowns on Chinese-made mobile phones, which serve as a crucial channel for outside information entering the country and internal...
N. Korea launches major crackdown on Chinese phones along border
North Korean authorities have initiated a major crackdown on Chinese phone users in North Hamgyong province, deploying state security teams to Hoeryong to enforce...
Listening in: N. Korea orders transcripts of citizens’ phone calls
North Korea's Ministry of State Security has ordered the compilation of transcripts of recorded public telephone conversations to gauge public sentiment. The directive, which...
North Korean diplomats return from Russia with luxury goods
North Korean diplomats in Russia have been recently returning to the North with cutting-edge appliances and pricey musical instruments in their personal luggage, Daily...
