Secret police use defectors in China to catch remittance brokers
North Korea’s secret police agency is reportedly using defectors in China to identify and apprehend brokers who arrange payments from escapees to family members still...
Did Kim Jong-un’s ‘credit restoration’ order work…China, ramps up investment
Chinese capital appears to have recovered its appetite for investment in North Korea. After a loss of trust in recent years due to repeated breaches...
Crackdown on travelers in border area… Officials carrying confidential documents arrested
North Korea’s main law enforcement agency is currently conducting an intensive crackdown on people traveling to border areas for business trips. According to a report...
Ministry of Social Security investigating people over inflation and Russian war complaints
North Korea’s Ministry of Social Security has instructed agencies nationwide to monitor the movements of citizens for expressions of dissatisfaction over the dispatch of troops...
Ministry of State Security and Defense Security Bureau crackdown leads to rise in remittance fees, up to 50%
The fees paid by people sending money to their families in North Korea have gone up 10 percent in the last month and now stand...