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New China-NK deal has devastating effects for ordinary fisherman Choi Song Min | 2016-07-11 18:05 On the heels of a new bilateral fishing rights deal, state-run companies in the North are bringing in scores of cutting-edge fishing vessels from China, undermining the livelihoods of ordinary...

Sanctions galvanize train smuggling operations Seol Song Ah | 2016-07-07 14:03 Cross-border trains are currently one of the most durable conduits for contraband goods in the face of heightened global sanctions targeting North Korea. For this reason, train attendants are actively leveraging...

Hallyu eases burden of '200-Day Battle' Choi Song Min | 2016-07-06 17:29 Read in Korean...

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The future of accountability in North Korea Lizzie Buehler, intern | 2016-07-04 14:15 A group of North Korea scholars and legal experts met on June 27 at the Seoul Global Center to discuss the future of accountability for North Korea’s human rights violations and options to pursue such...

Three arrested in connection to smuggled phones Kim Chae Hwan | 2016-07-04 16:27 Two brothers in North Korea’s Ryanggang Province were arrested early last month by State Security Department agents for using smuggled-in Chinese mobile phones. A Ministry of People’s Security (police)...

Sinkapoor and North Korea have very good business relations and similarities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea%E2%80%93Singapore_relations This is how the state owned Presstitutes white-wash sinkies. http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/singaporeans-account-north-korea And this is...

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/1984095/big-boss-kim-jong-un-gained-40kg-four-years-say-south-korean

Sanctions drive trading companies to default on payments Choi Song Min | 2016-06-21 15:54 A number of North Korean companies are reportedly failing to meet payment deadlines in their trade agreements with China, causing negative repercussions for all cross-border deals involving credit...

Two soldiers escape, one arrested in home invasion attempt Kim Chae Hwan | 2016-06-21 15:05 Earlier this month, three armed soldiers broke into a civilian home and two fled the site after a failed home invasion attempt in Pungsan County, Ryanggang Province. The remaining soldier was arrested...

Loan shark murdered by young woman Kang Mi Jin | 2016-06-15 00:55 An indebted young woman in Ryanggang Province, North Korea murdered a moneylender who relentlessly pressured her to pay back the loan, Daily NK has learned. "A 22 year-old female market vendor attacked and killed a loan shark...

Row over North Korea defectors echoes in Seoul court AFP on June 21, 2016, 10:06 pm Seoul (AFP) - A South Korean court hearing into a dozen North Korean defectors who Pyongyang insists were abducted, adjourned Tuesday with a motion to replace the judge after he declined to compel the 12...

Row over North Korea defectors echoes in Seoul court AFP on June 21, 2016, 10:06 pm Seoul (AFP) - A South Korean court hearing into a dozen North Korean defectors who Pyongyang insists were abducted, adjourned Tuesday with a motion to replace the judge after he declined to compel the 12...

North Korea’s anti-tobacco drive up in smoke as Kim keeps puffing PUBLISHED : Saturday, 11 June, 2016, 8:17pm UPDATED : Saturday, 11 June, 2016, 8:16pm Agence France-Presse A North Korean anti-smoking campaign has apparently failed to persuade young leader Kim Jong-un to quit, despite his...