Monthly Archives: April 2024
Samsu Power Plant employee punished due to his son’s troublemaking
A North Korean manager at the Samsu Power Plant in Yanggang Province has been punished in connection with his son's transgressions, Daily NK has...
Growing trade leads to a spike in N. Koreas market exchange rates
Market exchange rates in North Korea have hit another high as the US dollar climbs in international markets and trading activity expands in certain...
N. Koreans scoff at government’s propaganda about childcare programs
North Korea continues to spread propaganda about the ruling party's childcare programs, including the distribution of free dairy products to children. Recently, the party...
N. Korea’s rural areas suffer from high rates of infant mortality
The infant mortality rate in North Korea's rural areas is higher than in the country's cities, a source in the country told Daily NK...
The impact of N. Korea’s harsh lockdown of Onsong County in 2022 still reverberates...
In the summer of 2022, North Korean authorities imposed a strict lockdown in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, to prevent the spread of the...
Kim Il Sung’s birthday didn’t lead to fall in grain prices this year
Grain prices at North Korean markets did not fall as they usually do around Apr. 15, which is Kim Il Sung's birthday and the...
State-run restaurants boom as N. Koreans increasingly forgo home-cooked meals
North Koreans used to prepare different kinds of food to eat with their families on major holidays, but things are changing.
Speaking on condition of...
N. Korea reassigns soon-to-be-retiring generals to specialized fields
North Korea is reassigning experienced army, navy and air force generals who have reached retirement age as researchers in specialized fields such as military...
Two Onsong County officials face struggle session for non-socialist behavior
A public struggle session was held at a raw material base in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, in early April against two people who...
N. Korea installed facial recognition devices at major train stations during height of COVID
In 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Korean government sought technologies that could help it better track the movements of...
