North Korea ships 150 workers through Hyesan to jobs in China
1 day ago · November 12, 2024. Ryugyong, a North Korean restaurant in Dandong, a city in China’s Liaoning province. (Daily NK) North Korea has dispatched more than 150 workers through Hyesan customs to various industries in China. The workers, who arrived in Jilin province last month, were quickly assigned to garment factories, seafood processing ...
North Korean province cuts market hours for land management ...
1 day ago · North Hamgyong province has ordered reduced market hours through November to mobilize merchants and residents for land management projects. A source in the province told Daily NK that the party committee’s Nov. 2 directive requires merchants and neighborhood watch unit members in Chongjin and surrounding areas to participate in the work.
Patience wears thin as Jagang province's displaced enter 3rd ...
2 days ago · North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on Oct. 22 that “Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at the construction site for rehabilitating the flood-hit areas in Jagang province on Oct. 21” and that “that a decision would be made to prolong the completion of the housing projects for the disaster areas, scheduled to be finished by early …
North Korean military police launch crackdown on AWOL soldiers
2 days ago · November 11, 2024. North Korean military police have launched a crackdown on soldiers who leave their bases without authorization. The operation, which began in mid-October, is targeting provincial cities including Pyongsong, Anju, Kaechon and Tokchon in South Pyongan province. A source in the province told Daily NK recently that, “Soldiers ...
"Divorced from reality": North Koreans reject state's rural ...
6 days ago · Generally speaking, houses in the city sell for between $2,000 and $20,000, depending on their location and condition. But houses in rural areas often sell for less than $1,000,” the source explained. The government’s housing claims are aimed at convincing North Koreans that they are receiving valuable houses from the government.
N. Korea’s security ministry targets officials in China ...
6 days ago · North Korea’s Ministry of State Security ordered its branches in North Pyongan province and other China-North Korea border areas to conduct thorough investigations of officials at workplaces that conduct business with China. A source in North Pyongan province told Daily NK recently that the order “was delivered digitally and was entitled ...
N. Korea's anti-socialist watchdog faces internal probe over ...
6 days ago · Headline; News; Society; N. Korea’s anti-socialist watchdog faces internal probe over currency control failures "There's significant tension within Unified Command 82 as officials caught undermining the exchange rate campaign face severe punishment under this investigation," a source told Daily NK