Monthly Archives: May 2021

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Over 100 pigs die at a farm in Sariwon in early May, leading to...

Over 100 pigs at a pig farm in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, died on May 5, prompting an emergency response from the authorities, Daily...
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North Korean authorities ferret out traders involved in smuggling

While North Korea has been making moves to reopen trade with China, it appears hesitant to lift the border blockade between the two countries....
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N. Korea is in the midst of a massive campaign against illegal money transfer...

North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) is reportedly in the midst of a massive campaign against illegal money transfer brokers operating in the...
Satellite view of Pyongsan mine

N. Korea limits export of uranium concentrate in Pyongsan to just a few key...

Amid increasing signs that North Korea is expanding its uranium mining, North Korean authorities recently introduced new regulations on the export of uranium concentrate...

North Korea Market Price Update: May 18, 2021

All prices shown in KPW and current as of May 18, 2021. Data: Daily NK

Kim Jong Un orders ban on Chinese medicine in Pyongyang hospitals following death of...

A high-level North Korean official recently died after being given a Chinese-made injection, Daily NK has learned. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly...

Kim Jae Ryong dispatched to Yanggang Province to inspect activities of local officials

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently sent Kim Jae Ryong, the head of the Organization and Guidance Department (OGD), to Yanggang Province, Daily...
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North Korean military sets up special facilities to beat back malnutrition among soldiers

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered military units to establish convalescent hospitals to treat soldiers suffering from malnutrition, Daily NK has learned....

Six students in Nampo sent to reeducation camp for watching South Korean dramas and...

As North Korean authorities continue to crackdown on the consumption and distribution of foreign content in the country, Daily NK recently learned that six...
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N. Korea appears to have executed two men forcibly repatriated by S. Korea to...

Two North Koreans who crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) into South Korea in November of 2019 have reportedly appeared in educational materials published...

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