Tag: seafood
N. Korea doubles foreign currency quotas for overseas workers
North Korea has doubled the foreign currency quotas required from workers sent overseas. This change will likely force North Korean laborers abroad to endure...
Empty promises: N. Korean workers in China face exploitation despite official...
"Work harder, pay more, keep less" – this is the grinding reality for North Korean workers in Chinese factories, where a complex web of...
N. Korea plans fishing industry training program despite resource shortages
North Korea plans to boost its fishing industry through a technical training program focused on vessel repair and catch optimization, Daily NK has learned.
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Luxury blankets hit Pyongyang markets, test locals’ wallets
North Korea's regime has recently made luxury blankets available to Pyongyang residents, following an earlier distribution of seafood - moves apparently aimed at reinforcing...
N. Korea’s failed whistleblower system: Informants left unprotected
North Korea's Public Reporting System Law encourages overseas workers to report their colleagues' illegal activities, but the system has proven ineffective due to inadequate...
Kaechon stores raided over private salt trade as winter approaches
Inspectors from Kaechon's commerce department have confiscated goods from state-run stores after discovering they were selling privately-sourced salt and salted seafood. The crackdown comes...
North Korea ships 150 workers through Hyesan to jobs in China
North Korea has dispatched more than 150 workers through Hyesan customs to various industries in China. The workers, who arrived in Jilin province last...
North Korean crab prices crash during peak season
Blue crab prices along North Korea's west coast have plunged to unprecedented lows during the peak fishing season, threatening the livelihoods of fishermen who...
Snapshots from North Korea: August 26-30, 2024
North Korean prison inmates forced into grueling flood recovery work
Inmates at Seongan Correctional Facility in North Korea's Jagang province are being forced to work...
N. Korean fishery to start exporting products to China
The Taegyong General Fishery Enterprise in Kimchaek will soon send its first export products to China after building a processing plant with imported equipment...
