Monthly Archives: March 2023

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N. Korean young person given three years of forced labor for stealing computer

A young person in Hamhung caught stealing a computer from a state agency was recently sentenced to three years of reform through labor, Daily...
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Satellite campus of Kim Chaek University of Technology suffers blackouts

Students who recently sat for a Kangwon Distance Learning University entry exam had to retake the test after power outages shut down the remotely...
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Shedding light on the cruelty of North Korea’s border protection squad, the Storm Corps

This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”  Amid growing complaints among people...
North Koreans sell goods on the street in the North Korea-China border region

As trade with China expands, N. Korea’s dollar and yuan exchange rates remain steady

North Korea’s exchange rates for the dollar and yuan are holding steady as trade with China expands. According to Daily NK’s regular survey of market...
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N. Korean rice prices fall due to expanding food imports from China

The price of rice in North Korea appears to be falling this month after skyrocketing past KPW 6,000 a kilogram in late February. Grain...
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Families of N. Korean border patrol officers suffer due to food shortages

Many families of North Korean border patrol officers along the China-North Korea border lack enough cash to buy food, Daily NK has learned. “The families...

N. Korea’s push for military enlistment causes discontent among young people

Discontent among young North Koreans is growing in response to recent government efforts to coerce them to petition to enlist or re-enlist in the...

Blue Sky 3.0 computers are selling like hotcakes in Pyongyang

New laptops and all-in-one desktop computers being sold through electronics shopping centers in Pyongyang are all the rage among the city's consumers, Daily NK has...
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Kangwon Province doctor exiled with his family for demanding a bribe

A doctor was recently exiled to a mountainous area with his family for extorting bribes from the family of a patient hospitalized for inhaling...
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A deep dive into N. Korea’s construction of 50,000 new homes in Pyongyang

The construction of 50,000 homes in Pyongyang — promoted as one of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s most prominent achievements — has entered...

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