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N. Korean cosmetics factory targets Chinese market with custom products

North Korea’s Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory is ramping up efforts to break into the Chinese market. While the company is tailoring its cosmetic products and...

N. Korean uranium plant ramps up operations under cover of darkness

Daily NK has obtained critical intelligence about North Korea’s uranium processing facility in Pyongsan, located in North Hwanghae province. According to sources, North Korea...

N. Korea’s cruise boats balance profit and propaganda

Cruise boats have become a regular sight along the Yalu River in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, the North Korean city sitting directly across from...

N. Korea launches handmade soap production line for export to China

Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory, North Korea’s leading cosmetics producer, has launched a production line to manufacture handmade soap for export using Chinese-made equipment. The soap...

N. Korea’s underground economy crackdown intensifies

Following a major party meeting last month, North Korea has ordered a sweeping “mop-up operation” against Chinese-made mobile phone users near the China border,...

Digital iron curtain: Inside N. Korea’s revamped information technology law

In a sweeping move to tighten its grip on the digital realm, North Korea has unveiled a dramatically enhanced information control system through its...

Satellite images reveal N. Korea’s systematic severing of inter-Korean links

Satellite images from Google Earth have captured North Korean authorities continuing to operate South Korean buses throughout Kaesong and the Kaesong Industrial Complex, despite...

Kim Yo Jong’s children steal spotlight at N. Korean naval ceremony

North Korean state media reported that the launch ceremony for the new 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer “Choi Hyun-ho” was held at Nampo Shipyard on April...

N. Korean women’s union members privately mock Kim’s ‘Our State First’ ideology

North Korea’s prominent women’s organization, the Socialist Women’s Union, recently organized a political ideology study session focused on Kim Jong Un’s “Our State First”...

S. Korean cosmetics gain popularity among middle-class N. Korean women

North Korean women are now sacrificing basic necessities to acquire South Korean cosmetics, once accessible only to the wealthy elite. According to a source from...

N. Korean trains narrowly avoid collision, prompting railway bureau investigation

Two trains narrowly avoided collision at a junction between the Kaechon railway bureau’s Kujang and Buksinhyon stations, leading officials to convene an emergency closed-door...

N. Korea preps border city for tourism as Hoeryong customs house set to reopen

North Korea has launched comprehensive educational initiatives to prepare for an anticipated influx of foreign tourists ahead of the reopening of the Hoeryong customs...

China escalates surveillance of N. Korean defectors with city-level police monitoring

Chinese authorities have intensified surveillance of North Korean defectors attempting to flee to South Korea, with city-level police departments now directly managing these cases. “Surveillance...

Chinese firm proposes joint stone processing venture in N. Korea’s mining regions

A Chinese company in Jilin province that specializes in processing natural building stone has submitted a proposal to North Korea for jointly operating stone...

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