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North Korean medicine

News

North Korean pharmaceutical drug prices fall slightly in recent weeks

Lee Chae Eun - August 31, 2021

North Korean women bikes support

News

North Korea’s Socialist Women’s Union tasked with silk cocoon production quotas

Jeong Seo-yeong - August 31, 2021

special patrols coronavirus outbreak smuggler mobile phones strict smuggler border, remittance, defections, fear

News

Facing food shortages, Storm Corps pilfer government storage facilities

Ha Yuna - August 31, 2021

ri pyong chol

News

Rumors suggest Kim Jong Un may have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19...

Seulkee Jang - August 30, 2021

border, security, china

News

Military officers deployed to work on makeshift structures on North Korea-China...

Lee Chae Eun - August 27, 2021

labor camp, extortion

News

Hyesan residents complain about being forced to come up with recycleables

Lee Chae Eun - August 27, 2021

Economy

North Korea Market Price Update: August 22, 2021

English Language Editor - August 26, 2021

North Korean soldier secretly defectors, border

News

North Korean border guards kill man along the border, leaving his...

Lee Chae Eun - August 26, 2021

News

North Korean fruits and vegetable prices rise nearly twice as much...

Mun Dong Hui - August 26, 2021

cryptocurrency, cybercrime, north korea, dprk, cyber, operatives

Technology

Statement Regarding Recent Volexity Report on Daily NK Malicious Code Attack

English Language Editor - August 26, 2021

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