Monthly Archives: March 2022
Growing number of N. Korean families go hungry due to food shortages
A growing number of North Korean families are going hungry because of food shortages in the country, Daily NK has learned.
“The number of hungry...
New book provides suggestions to incoming Yoon administration about its N. Korea policy
North Korea’s “nuclear clock” has been set back to 2017. North Korean authorities crossed the “red line” by launching a new intercontinental ballistic missile,...
N. Hamgyong Province branch of unified command on anti-socialist behavior comes under investigation
The North Hamgyong Province branch of the unified command on non-socialist and anti-socialist behavior is being investigated by its central government counterpart, Daily NK...
Some experts predict Pyongyang could conduct the country’s next nuclear test within the year
North Korea has broken its moratorium on ICBM launches, test launching its latest intercontinental missile in the most advanced way possible based on a...
Elderly man sentenced to forced labor in Yanggang Province for contacting outside world
North Korea has sentenced a parapalygic man in his 60s in Yanggang Province to forced labor for having communicated with the outside world.
This comes...
A stark choice for N. Korea’s high school graduates: military service or life in...
Ahead of North Korea’s spring military recruitment season, which stretches from April to May, graduates of the country’s high schools are rushing to enlist...
Much of N. Korea’s wheat and barley crops has died due to extreme winter...
Much of the wheat and barley North Korea planted last year has died due to extreme winter drought, even as North Korean leader Kim...
Growing number of N. Korean trading companies abandon train service for Nampo
A growing number of North Korean trading companies that imported goods through the recently revived China-North Korea freight train service have abandoned their efforts,...
There’s no shortage of grievances in N. Korea about government’s tree-planting campaign
While North Korea continues to emphasize tree planting around Arbor Day, which is held on Mar. 2 in the country, supplying and caring for...
Three mothers with newborns arrested for prostitution near Hamhung Station
An increasing number of North Korean women, even the mothers of newborns, are turning to prostitution in order to make a living, Daily NK...
