Monthly Archives: November 2022

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N. Pyongan Province authorities crack down on illegal use of housing permits

Local authorities have launched an effort to check the housing permits of everyone in downtown Chongju, North Pyongan Province, Daily NK has learned. A Daily...
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N. Korea calls for compliance to emergency quarantine law in border region

North Korea has recently been calling on residents of regions along the border with China to strictly comply with the country’s emergency quarantine law...

Pence Cartoon: “Regime Reboot”

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N. Korea collects personal information of participants in virtual technology expo

North Korea collected personal information from people who connected to last month’s virtually hosted National Exhibition of IT Successes, Daily NK has learned. A source...
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N. Korea tells companies to use state-set prices when providing food to workers

North Korea recently issued an order calling on enterprises that provide their own food to do so at “state-set prices,” Daily NK has learned. The...
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North Korea imports Russian food and petroleum products by train

North Korea has used the freight train service restarted in early November with Russia to import foodstuffs and petroleum products, Daily NK has learned. Observers...

N. Korea may be producing munitions for export to Russia

North Korea issued an order to munition factories in late October to produce additional conventional artillery shells, Daily NK has learned. Facing a new production...
A truck transporting coal and a servi-cha transporting people from Musan Mine in North Korea

S. Pyongan Province mines mobilized to transport coal to Nampo port

Mines in the Sunchon and Pukchang districts of South Pyongan Province were recently ordered by the Ministry of External Economic Relations to transport coal...
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Human Rights Watch publishes analysis on N. Korea’s border blockade

Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international NGO advocating for human rights, has published the results of its initial analysis of satellite images of the...

N. Korea recruits more workers to send to eastern Ukraine

North Korea is recruiting more workers to send to eastern regions of Ukraine occupied by Russia, Daily NK has learned. A source in North Korea...

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