Tag: sinuiju
Lack of food leads to deaths from hunger in Sinuiju
As North Korea’s food shortages continue to worsen, the number of food-poor households is increasing in the country. Even people in Sinuiju, a city...
MSS official fired on by border patrol during smuggling operation
A Ministry of State Security agent was recently fired on by border patrol troops as he was trying to smuggle tobacco in Yongchon County,...
Sinuiju officials intensify bribe demands amid wider economic malaise
As North Korea attempts to hermetically seal its border to stop COVID-19 from entering the country, Daily NK has learned that bullying by bureaucrats...
North Korean man investigated for industrial espionage
A North Korean man in his 40s is reportedly under investigation by the Ministry of State Security for turning over internal analyses from his...
Some owners of new Sinuiju apartments avoid moving in
Some officials and members of North Korea’s wealthy entrepreneurial class (donju) who purchased units in the recently completed “circular-shaped” apartment building in Sinuiju are...
Some new residents of Sinuiju apartment building bought their flats
Following North Korean state media reports that scientists and educators have begun moving into a “circular-shaped” apartment building in Sinuiju, Daily NK has learned...
N. Korean official in Sinuiju may face harsh punishment for river...
A high-ranking official at the Sinuiju customs office recently arrested for using a river cruise ship for a family event may be punished harshly...
N. Korea shuts down transit in and out of Sinuiju
North Korean authorities in Sinuiju have shut down transit in and out of the city presumably as part of efforts to prevent the spread...
Sinuiju is failing to prevent COVID-19 outbreak, sources
North Korea's efforts at disease control to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 have been rudimentary at best, Daily NK sources have reported.
North Korean disease...
Commodity prices spike in N. Korea following border shutdown
Commodity prices have skyrocketed at local markets throughout North Korea following the North Korea's closure of the country's border with China as part of...
