Month: October 2020 - Daily NK English

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Analysis & Opinion

Pence Cartoon: “Spooky”

Gregory Pence - October 30, 2020

elite military unit storm corps border landmine

News

N. Korea locks down areas of border after Storm Corps trooper...

Kim Yoo Jin - October 30, 2020

alcohol

News

N. Korean authorities crackdown on homemade alcohol production

Kang Mi Jin - October 29, 2020

News

Sinuiju officials intensify bribe demands amid wider economic malaise

Ha Yuna - October 29, 2020

mobile money donju, food poisoning

News

Donju and ordinary people impacted by recent ban on mobile money

Mun Dong Hui - October 28, 2020

coronavirus construction materials train

News

N. Korea and China agree to resume train service in late...

Mun Dong Hui - October 27, 2020

labor

Politics

Choe Son Hui recently underwent three months forced labor

Seulkee Jang - October 27, 2020

News

North Korea Market Price Update: October 12, 2020

Daily NK - October 26, 2020

grasshopper market exchange rate grain

Economy

Rice prices in North Korea holding steady despite economic slump

Kang Mi Jin - October 26, 2020

school homes

News

N. Korean teachers conduct fall semester classes at student homes

Ha Yuna - October 26, 2020

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