Monthly Archives: July 2019
Poor air quality continues to plague Pyongyang
Pyongyang’s central district, which is home to the country’s senior officials, professors and other members of the elite, is reportedly suffering from severe environmental...
North Korea mandates cremation as part of reforestation efforts
The North Korean authorities have announced that all gravesites located near roads must be removed and that all dead bodies be cremated as part...
Barriers hide government buildings from high-rise apartment dwellers in Pyongyang
The North Korean authorities have installed barriers on the windows of verandas in some high-rise apartments in Pyongyang to prevent residents from peering down...
North Korea’s medicinal plant-picking season in full throttle
With the onset of summer, North Koreans in Ryanggang Province are busily collecting medicinal plants, Daily NK sources report.
Ryanggang Province is a mountainous region...
Kim Jong Un orders “severe punishment” for those who build houses on farmland
In the midst of nationwide efforts to increase food production, the regime has announced that residents who build houses on farmland will face severe...
Disruptors of Kim Il Sung mourning period face eviction from Pyongyang
North Korea observes a mourning period to mark the passing of Kim Il Sung each year from late June until early July. This year,...
North Korea crackdown broadens on international calls
North Korea’s security services are cracking down on international calls in the Sino-North Korean border region. It appears that most of the activity, however,...
Rodong Sinmun caught between “reality and propaganda”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh7bsYA2n44
Two recent editorials published by in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun merit a closer look: a July 1 piece entitled, ‘Let Us Further Deepen Education...
Managers skimming wages of North Korean workers in China
As the deadline for their return home looms, North Korean workers in China are increasingly being exploited by their North Korean managers. These worker...
Sanctions hit North Korea’s South Pyongan Province hard
Indications continue to suggest that international sanctions on North Korea have led to stagnation of the economy throughout the country. The signs of economic...
