Monthly Archives: March 2019
North Korea struggles to contain foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
In the wake of the South Korean government's battle to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease following an outbreak in three farmhouses in the...
Solar panel in North Korea use rises as hopes dim for government solution to...
Due to chronic electricity shortages, solar power use in North Korea is rising, while the quality of technology available is improving. North Koreans are...
North Korean authorities surprised by defections during politically sensitive period
Despite heightened efforts to tighten control in the absence of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un due to the second US-North Korean summit in...
North Korean officials forcefully returning homeless kids to their hometowns ahead of political event
Ahead of a major political event next week, the North Korean authorities have dramatically increased arrests of homeless children who have been wandering near...
Wildfire breaks out in North Korea, locals mobilized en masse
A wildfire broke out in North Korea's Ryanggang Province, burning up some of the surrounding forests before being extinguished. Locals were mobilized to help...
North Korean trading company employees arrested for embezzling state funds
An accountant and Party director at a major trading company affiliated with the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) were recently arrested by North Korean...
Hungnam Fertilizer Complex grapples with power shortages, corruption
As production levels at North Korea’s largest fertilizer factory, the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex, have gradually fallen, farms are facing difficult times. A high-ranking official...
North Korean-made products grow more popular among North Korean consumers
As North Korea continues to ramp up domestic manufacturing of a variety of consumer goods, the country’s light manufacturing industry has launched new varieties...
North Korean resident reacts to Hanoi summit
Following the news from the Hanoi summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, Daily NK conducted a short phone interview on...
