{"id":35394,"date":"2018-01-09T15:22:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T06:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=35394"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:23:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:23:37","slug":"in-sanctioned-north-korea-bribery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/in-sanctioned-north-korea-bribery\/","title":{"rendered":"In sanctioned North Korea, bribery problem worsens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"bbs_caption1_box\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/efile\/201801\/DNKE_2485_334409_1515478639_i.jpg\"><br \/><a class=\"bbs_caption1\">A cargo  truck in North Korea. Image: Daily NK<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div>In his recent New Year&#8217;s address, North Korean leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-forces-citizens-watch-kim-propaganda-repeat\/\">Kim Jong Un<\/a> claimed, \u201cLast year, we showed off the potential of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korean-women-criticize-lectures-claiming-unification-absolutely-unnecessary\/\">socialist<\/a> self-supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-cracks-down-on-officials-selling-public-goods-for-private-profit\/\">economy<\/a>.\u201d However, Daily NK sources in North Korea are reporting that international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/russia-turns-to-north-korean-workers-amid-western-sanctions\/\">sanctions<\/a> are having a negative impact on ordinary residents, and that a large part of the problem is due to increasing demands for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-koreas-secret-police-crack-down-on-officials-wives-consulting-fortune-tellers-ahead-of-year-end-reshuffle\/\">bribes<\/a> by state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korean-officials-froce-unpopular-labor-mobilizations-leaving-local-leaders-to-face-public-anger\/\">officials<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt was very hard for a while due to the sanctions, but now things are starting to improve slightly,\u201d a North Hamgyong source told Daily NK in a telephone call on January 5. \u201cHowever, those who worked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/faux-fur-jackets-and-combat-boots-dominate-n-koreas-winter-fashion-markets\/\">clothing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-blames-factory-defects-on-loyalty-issues\/\">factories<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/live-seafood-reaches-n-koreas-interior-as-transport-storage-improve\/\">seafood<\/a> industry in the Rason region or in related industries have suddenly lost their economic lifeline and are struggling to earn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-shutters-exchange-centers-currency-crisis\/\">money<\/a> and cope with the cold.\u201d&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Rason Special Economic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korean-trade-officials-face-political-pressure-to-boost-performance\/\">Trade<\/a> Zone\u2019s most important industries were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-overseas-workers-face-systematic-control-selection-workplace\/\">fisheries<\/a> and garments. But following recent bans on the export of these products, some of the joint Sino-Korean businesses in the region have suspended operations, leaving their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-logistics-officials-scramble-feed-workers\/\">workers<\/a> unemployed.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Although a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-traders-scramble-secure-dog-meat-supply-ahead-peak-summer-demand\/\">ban<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/kim-jong-uns-china-visit-triggers-massive-coal-build-up-at-key-n-korean-port\/\">coal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-dramatically-increases-fisheries-law-penalties-to-combat-illegal-exports\/\">exports<\/a> has caused domestic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-faces-grain-price-surge-as-exchange-rates-soar-amid-economic-turmoil\/\">prices<\/a> to drop, many of these individuals cannot even afford the cheap coal available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korean-street-vendors-vash-in-on-early-heat-wave\/\">markets<\/a>. Numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korean-wedding-halls-book-solid-on-auspicious-days-as-package-ceremonies-gain-popularity\/\">families<\/a> are said to be shivering from the cold in their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-cracks-down-on-home-based-restaurants-to-force-customers-into-state-run-establishments\/\">homes<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Further exacerbating the problem is that local bureaucrats are becoming more and more unyielding in their demands as time goes on.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe traffic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-police-ordered-hit-streets-daily\/\">police<\/a> in Rason City demand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-vendors-cash-in-children-day-celebrations\/\">food<\/a> and other necessities as bribes. They recently took an entire truck\u2019s worth of goods. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korean-youth-choose-black-market-driving-lessons\/\">driver<\/a> asked the officer to take pity on him. But the officer responded by slapping him with a 2,000 RMB (about 300 USD) fine,\u201d one local resident reported.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He added that an increasing number of personnel from the Ministry of State Security are demanding that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-offers-study-opportunities-for-top-chinese-language-test-scorers\/\">Chinese<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/going-mobile-north-korean-traders-move-business-home-evade-restrictions\/\">traders<\/a> fill up their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/border-traders-lose-thousands-three-wheel-vehicle-middlemen-go-rogue\/\">cars<\/a> and motorcycles with gasoline. Those who refuse to provide the kickback are issued a \u201cborder-crossing\u201d fine, so most Chinese merchants who enter the Rason region are reportedly paying the fine.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSince the residents have so little to hand over for bribes, the intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-agents-punished-russia-corruption\/\">agents<\/a> and the police have turned to targeting the Chinese merchants. If the bribery problem gets worse, fewer Chinese merchants will come through the Rason region. This means that they will not be able to import cheaper products from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/how-chinas-wedge-strategy-could-tip-the-balance-of-power-on-the-korean-peninsula\/\">China<\/a>, and the people will suffer in the end,\u201d he explained.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cargo truck in North Korea. Image: Daily NK In his recent New Year&#8217;s address, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed, \u201cLast year, we showed off the potential of our socialist self-supporting economy.\u201d However, Daily NK sources in North Korea are reporting that international sanctions are having a negative impact on ordinary residents, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":35396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[645],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35394","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In sanctioned North Korea, bribery problem worsens - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/in-sanctioned-north-korea-bribery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In sanctioned North Korea, bribery problem worsens\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A cargo truck in North Korea. 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