{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english","author_name":"Jeong Tae Joo","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/author\/jong-tae-ju\/","title":"N. Korea boosts number of military-affiliated trading companies","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CUWAgYafeM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-boosts-number-military-affiliated-trading-companies\/\">N. Korea boosts number of military-affiliated trading companies<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-boosts-number-military-affiliated-trading-companies\/embed\/#?secret=CUWAgYafeM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;N. Korea boosts number of military-affiliated trading companies&#8221; &#8212; North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026\" data-secret=\"CUWAgYafeM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/DSC3724.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"North Korea recently began boosting the number of trading companies affiliated with the military and is currently supplementing personnel to staff them, Daily NK has learned. \u201cThere are an increasing number of defense ministry-affiliated trading companies dealing with not only domestically oriented trade duties, but also arms smuggling, construction, contract labor, farming and even restaurant [&hellip;]"}