Monthly Archives: July 2022
N. Korea issues vouchers to force people to take vacations at regional resorts
The North Korean government is requiring citizens to use vouchers for summer vacations, stoking public discontent, Daily NK has learned.
“Party committees and people’s committees...
Yanggang Province sees an increase in suspected COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 cases are climbing once again in some regions of Yanggang Province. This is noteworthy as it contrasts sharply with North Korea’s confident claims...
Photos of fishermen being dragged back across border spread rapidly in N. Korea
The news that the South Korean Ministry of Unification released 10 photos of North Korean fishermen being dragged back across the inter-Korean border in...
China still appears wary about reopening trade with North Korea
Previously locked down Chinese cities are gradually coming back to life as COVID-19 numbers decrease, but Chinese authorities have yet to reopen trade with...
N. Korea orders greater oversight of military families near S. Korean border
The North Korean military's General Political Bureau is currently carrying out inspections following a recent order given by leader Kim Jong Un for the...
Fearing punishment, N. Koreans turn over money remitted to them by relatives in S....
Out of fear of being punished, North Korean family members of defectors living in South Korea have been handing over money they receive from...
N. Korea’s Supreme Guard Command given lecture detailing Abe’s assassination
North Korean authorities subjected the Supreme Guard Command to ideological training following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Daily NK has...
N. Korea concentrates more resources into preparing for nuclear test
North Korea’s 131st Nuclear Guidance Bureau, an agency involved in nuclear test-related design and construction, has recently taken over command of a new unit....
N. Korea orders party committees nationwide to closely monitor public sentiment
North Korea’s central government recently ordered party committees across the country to closely monitor how people are faring under the country’s difficult economic conditions...
How four North Koreans viewed Shinzo Abe’s assassination
The recent killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has shocked the world.
Abe was giving a stump speech ahead of Japan’s House of...
