Monthly Archives: January 2024
North Koreans face difficulties amid spike in rice prices
North Koreans are suffering from worsening food shortages amid a recent spike in the price of rice.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons,...
An interview with Jeong Haneul, the director of “Two Soldiers”
“Do you know what the Supreme Commander said? A soldier’s fundamental duty is to devote his youth to his fatherland and to be loyal...
Chinese police intensify efforts to prevent N. Korean defectors from escaping to S. Korea
The Chinese police have begun indoctrinating the members of Chinese families who live with North Korean defector women as part of efforts to prevent...
North Korean smugglers eye latest South Korean fashion trends
Clothing and shoe smugglers operating in the China-North Korea border area of Yanggang Province have been following the latest fashion trends in South Korea,...
N. Korean farmers express frustration at “Juche Farming Method” lectures
Recently, North Korean farmers have expressed dissatisfaction with the format and content of study sessions focused on the “Juche Farming Method.” A source in...
N. Korean university students complain about the state taking away their vacations
North Korean university students are complaining that instead of resting they have to spend the holidays in social-political activities in factories, enterprises, and farms,...
N. Korean market exchange rates slowly climb over over past month
North Korea's market exchange rates have been climbing slowly for over a month, despite an expansion in trade.
According to Daily NK’s regular survey of...
Whistleblower: State security officer in Russia is stealing workers’ money
Chae Sung Chol, a state security officer attached to a North Korean construction company in the Russian city of Irkutsk, is currently the focus...
N. Korean trade officials turn to email amid intensifying restrictions on Chinese cell phones
As North Korea tightens restrictions on the use of cell phones to prevent information from entering or leaving the country, trade officials are having...
N. Korean woman assaulted for refusing to date poverty-stricken man
On Jan. 20, a Hamhung man in his twenties beat up a woman who refused to go out with him, a source in South...
