Monthly Archives: August 2019
New missile launches put Pyongyang citizens in harm’s way
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Early on the morning of Saturday August 10, North Korea fired another round of missiles from the Hamhung area towards the East Sea. The...
Dog meat remains top option among North Koreans to beat summer heat
As the Korean Peninsula experiences the last, intense vestiges of summer, protesters in Seoul have staged demonstrations opposing the consumption of dog meat in...
New kimchi factory under construction in Hyesan
A food factory producing kimchi year-round is being built in the North Korean city of Hyesan, located in Ryanggang Province.
“Construction began in early July....
North Koreans using mobile matchmaking services
Matchmaking services can now be accessed by North Korean cell phone users seeking romance. Usage fees for the service are processed with “mobile money,”...
Work cards issued to strengthen monitoring of farm mobilizations in North Korea
The North Korean authorities have begun issuing “work cards” to confirm whether individual residents are participating in mandatory mobilizations for farm work.
“These work cards...
North Korea posts good harvest of white apricots
Unification Media Group (UMG): It’s time to talk about market trends in North Korea with Daily NK’s reporter Mi Jin Kang. One of North...
Two North Korean soldiers die during bridge repair
Two soldiers have died after falling from a bridge while repairing the Nampo-Pyongyang expressway last month for North Korea’s Department of Roads, according to...
Pyongyang residents join chorus of criticism toward Kim Jong Un
Daily NK has caught a glimpse of how popular feeling toward the state among ordinary North Koreans appears to be changing for the worse....
Samjiyon officials selling off apartments to cover construction budget shortfall
North Korean officials have begun selling semi-finished apartments to local residents in Samjiyon County, Ryanggang Province, due to a cash shortfall impeding the completion...
Despite lack of popular trust in the North Korean won, state media claims that...
North Korea’s state media has asserted that the global trade sector is rejecting the US dollar, while the use of each country’s national currency...
