Tag: tobacco
N. Korean counterfeit cigarettes flood Chinese market as domestic crackdown intensifies
Knock-off Palace and Marlboro brands manufactured in North Korea impress Chinese consumers with package design and quality rivaling authentic products, prompting vendors to shift...
Kim Jong Un’s favorite cigarettes command premium prices in China
North Korean cigarettes known as "7.27" — favored by leader Kim Jong Un — are gaining popularity in parts of China's Liaoning province despite...
N. Korean cigarette trade collapses under Chinese police raids
Chinese authorities have intensified their crackdown on smuggled North Korean cigarettes, one of Pyongyang's primary illicit exports, causing the distribution network to shrink dramatically,...
Rodong Sinmun circulation drops in North Korea’s rural areas
The number of copies of the Rodong Sinmun circulated to businesses in rural North Korea has dropped significantly. As a result, a growing number...
Onsong Tobacco Farm’s workers have hopes that trade will resume this...
The Onsong Tobacco Farm in North Hamgyong Province is focusing its efforts on tobacco cultivation with the hope that trade, which was interrupted by...
With no place to go, tobacco attacked by mold at Onsong...
Tobacco produced by the 4.25 Tobacco Farm in Onsong, North Hamgyong Province, is rotting because the farm is unable to export its products abroad...
