Tag: trading companies
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’s currency plunges after Kim Jong Un’s China visit
North Korea's soaring exchange rates plummeted after Kim Jong Un's visit to China, driven by expectations that Chinese companies will increase investment across multiple...
Kim Jong Un orders major purge of N. Korea’s secret police...
A directive personally signed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been issued to the Ministry of State Security regarding the reorganization of...
N. Korean trade officials face political pressure to boost performance
North Korean authorities have gathered Pyongyang's trade officials to pressure them into raising state quotas for the second half of the year. This was...
North Korea’s model blueberry factory leaves locals without a taste
North Korea touts the Samjiyon Blueberry Drink Factory—which makes products from the blueberries that grow around the Mount Paektu region—as a model regional factory....
North Korea’s processed goods push meets cold Chinese market reality
As North Korea seeks to develop its economy by exporting more processed goods, Chinese buyers still prefer raw materials, putting North Korean traders in...
Fear of purges spreads as North Korea targets veteran China traders
North Korea is probing trading companies in North Pyongan province in charge of trade with China. The move appears aimed at tightening the regime's...
New data shows N. Korea rice prices hit highest level since...
North Korea's market rice prices have once again reached a record high.
According to Daily NK's regular survey of market prices in North Korea, a...
N. Korea lectures trading companies on benefits of economic independence
Managers at trading companies in Sariwon, North Hwanghae province, recently attended a special lecture on the global economic situation.
According to a Daily NK source...
From restaurants to IT: How China is restricting North Korean business...
While relations between North Korea and China seem to be improving, things aren't quite back to normal. The Chinese government is now restricting North...
