Tag: travel
N. Korea sends people to labor camps during rice-planting travel ban
North Korean authorities imposed strict travel controls during last month's rice-planting mobilization, with numerous people sent to labor camps after being caught traveling without...
From Vladivostok: Witnessing the divide between North Korean leaders and laborers
I wrote this article at the departure gate of Vladivostok Airport in Russia. All direct flights to and from Vladivostok have been suspended due...
As rules relax, N. Koreans flock to Yalu River cruises near...
North Korea is increasingly promoting domestic tourism, with pleasure cruises along the Yalu River in Sinuiju becoming a popular attraction.
According to a source in...
Uncle Sam says ‘no thanks’ to N. Korean vacations
The U.S. State Department has updated its travel advisory for North Korea with even stronger language, now explicitly telling Americans: "Do not travel to...
N. Korea cracks down on booming private bus industry
North Korean authorities have launched a major crackdown on illegal bus operations as the industry becomes increasingly lucrative.
According to a Pyongyang source recently, emergency...
N. Korea renames DMZ permits, expands travel rights for capital residents
North Korea has renamed its "front line approval number" to "national border approval number" for permits required to enter regions along the inter-Korean frontier,...
Despite UN ban, North Korea dispatches around 150 laborers to China
North Korea sent about 150 laborers to Jilin province, China, in early October in defiance of U.N. sanctions that prohibit sending workers overseas. Most...
Monsoon rains disrupt North Korean elite’s beach vacation plans
Heavy monsoon rains in North Korea have disrupted the summer vacation plans of wealthy citizens, forcing many to postpone their seaside getaways and extend...
Chinese police demand N. Korean defectors install facial recognition apps
Chinese police in some parts of Liaoning Province have recently stepped up surveillance of North Korean defectors by asking them to send daily selfies,...
N. Korean defectors in China seek new lives inside the country
Women who defected from North Korea are fleeing their homes in rural Chinese villages in search of new lives, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
