Tag: trade
N. Korea’s spy agency inspects foreign currency traders in China to...
The Reconnaissance Information General Bureau has been auditing officials at medium and large trading companies in Shenyang and Dandong since October, questioning their contacts,...
N. Korea orders enterprises to boost nursery support ahead of year-end...
Agencies and enterprises in South Pyongan province compete to inflate reported contributions to local nurseries and kindergartens, leaving logistics workers exhausted as they scramble...
Wonsan’s young workers choose bicycle deliveries over state assignments despite forced...
The Socialist Patriotic Youth League has ordered immediate investigations and forced labor punishments for members skipping assigned work to pursue personal business in Wonsan's...
Pyongyang’s digital gold rush: How North Korean hackers fund the regime...
North Korean trade officials operating in China are illegally selling cryptocurrency to Chinese nationals, with Pyongyang earning a fortune in foreign currency as a...
Chanel products popular among N. Korea’s wealthy
Chanel cosmetics and perfumes are becoming the latest status symbol among North Korea’s elite, as wealthy people in cities like Hoeryong and Chongjin increasingly...
N. Korea aims to expand mineral trade despite sanctions
North Korea has recently taken steps to expand its mineral trade despite international sanctions.
According to a Daily NK source in China recently, a large...
North Korea launches market crackdown as Chinese imports surge
With imports rising following the recent expansion of trade between North Korea and China, North Korean authorities have launched a crackdown on the illegal...
Hongxiang Group executives return to Pyongyang years after U.S. froze assets...
Representatives from Chinese companies that previously dealt with North Korea recently visited the country, including a company that was sanctioned for providing supplies for...
North Korea expands customs authority’s power to adjudicate violations
Daily NK has acquired the full text of North Korea's Customs Authority Act, which was revised in May.
The most significant change in the revised...
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...
