Monthly Archives: May 2020
Photo: N. Korean laborers in China are making protective suits
A Daily NK source recently sent over a photo that shows North Korean laborers at a Chinese factory manufacturing white protective suits.
The image (below)...
North Pyongan Province border guards are being rotated out more frequently
North Korean border patrol units in North Pyongan Province are being rotated out more frequently as part of efforts to end cross-border smuggling and...
N. Korea is probing the results of its economic development strategy
The Organization and Guidance Department (OGD) in North Korea's Central Committee recently created an investigative team to better understand the results of the country's...
The story behind the move of North Korea’s Naval Command
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled "North Korea's Secret Stories."
In the early 2000s, members...
N. Korea’s collective farms face difficulties obtaining needed supplies
As the North Korean planting season has begun in earnest, some collective farms in the country are facing difficulties acquiring agriculture supplies due to...
Eighty ostriches recently died at the Pyongyang Ostrich Farm
North Korean authorities recently launched an investigation into the recent mass death of around 80 female ostriches at the Pyongyang Ostrich Farm, Daily NK...
Kim Yo Jong is reviewing North Korea’s public bonds program
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the first deputy director of North Korea's Propaganda and Agitation Department,...
Pence Cartoon: “High Risk Bonds”
Explanatory Note:
The cartoon "High-Risk Bonds" draws inspiration from a series of recent Daily NK articles focusing on North Korea's wealthy entrepreneurial class, the donju...
More Chinese fishing boats are fishing illegally in N. Korean waters
Chinese fishing boats are increasingly conducting illegal fishing activities in North Korean waters following North Korean restrictions on fishing stemming from fears over COVID-19,...
N. Korea orders some workers in China to return home
North Korean authorities recently ordered at least some North Korean workers in China to return home, Daily NK has learned.
“The order was announced earlier...
