Tag: smuggling
Hyesan crackdown sends currency traders to labor camps as regime tightens...
North Korean police in the city of Hyesan, Ryanggang province, have recently orchestrated a clampdown on money changers who trade foreign currency on the...
North Korea includes families of ‘war heroes’ in special amnesty for...
North Korea's special amnesty marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling party's founding this year included families of so-called "war heroes" deployed to fight...
Smuggling crackdown leaves hungry border guards stealing from farms instead of...
Soldiers of the 25th Brigade of North Korea's border guard based in Ryanggang province have gone on a rampage of crop theft this harvest...
North Korea’s real estate moguls: How the donju are getting richer
North Korea's nouveau riche, or donju, have recently amassed significant wealth through real estate investments.
"Nowadays, people with money in Sinuiju invest in homes, buying...
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 cracks down on people using Chinese contacts to smuggle...
North Korean authorities are investigating dozens of people in North Pyongan province who allegedly smuggled goods into the country through ethnic Chinese intermediaries, creating...
North Korea seeks Chinese investment through delayed payment schemes
North Korean trading officials on assignment in China are actively seeking businesspeople willing to invest in the North. The regime appears to be pressuring...
N. Korean factory holds emergency session after officials caught smuggling
An emergency ideological struggle session was held early this month at the Samjiyon Potato Farina Production Factory in the North Korean city of Samjiyon.
"The...
N. Korean police try gentler tactics for demanding bribes
Police officers in North Korea's border regions are still demanding money from local residents, but they're doing it with smaller requests and gentler tactics...
Photos: ‘Agricultural revolution’ falls short as rural poverty persists
Despite North Korea's promises of an "agricultural revolution" announced at a key party meeting in late 2021, the country's rural areas remain mired in...
