Monthly Archives: January 2024
N. Korea and Russia intensify cooperation to prevent workers from defecting
As North Korea and Russia forge closer ties, North Korean and Russian authorities are cooperating more closely than before on matters related to North...
N. Korean grain prices skyrocket amid continued food shortages
North Korean grain prices are skyrocketing, posting their largest increase since mid-December.
According to Daily NK's regular survey of North Korean market prices, a kilogram...
What’s behind the exodus of Pyongyangites from the city center to the outskirts?
Since the New Year, an increasing number of Pyongyang residents have been trying to move from the center of the capital to the outskirts,...
Pyongyang university holds struggle session after students caught bribing professors
A university in Pyongyang has held a struggle session after students were caught secretly giving their professors envelopes filled with cash for the New...
Hyesan detention center inmates forced to make fertilizer in bitter cold
Prisoners at a detention center in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been forced to make fertilizer for long hours despite the bitter cold, Daily NK...
N. Korea blames “enemy schemes” for rise in drug smuggling
North Korea is blaming "enemy plots" for the recent spread of drug smuggling in the country, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity...
N. Korean mine shaft collapses, leaving six trapped inside
A mine shaft collapse at the February 8 Jikdong Youth Coal Mine in Sunchon, South Pyongan Province, has left six miners trapped inside, Daily...
N. Korean trade official talks about challenges in his line of work
Amid the resumption of person-to-person travel between North Korea and China, North Korean officials are rotating out some of the North Korean trade officials...
An in-depth look at Kim Jong Un’s “two states” narrative: Part 3
Editor's note: Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here.
North Korea’s two big political events at the turn of the year have wrapped up...
