Monthly Archives: May 2024
N. Korea’s Central Committee officials seek out female instrumentalists as daughters-in-law
Officials of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea prefer female instrumentalists as daughters-in-law, Daily NK has learned.
The number of engagements or...
N. Korea hands out eight months’ worth of rations to major munitions factories
North Korea has recently provided workers at eight major munitions factories in Pyongyang, North Pyongan Province, and other areas of the country with eight...
N. Koreans ambivalent about Kim Jong Un’s new portrait hanging alongside past leaders
North Koreans have mixed feelings about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's portrait appearing alongside his predecessors, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il,...
N. Korea’s markets continue to see rise in food prices
Grain prices at North Korean marketplaces continue to rise. North Korean food prices are even higher than in May 2023, when cereal prices peaked...
North Koreans seek out cold noodles as weather heats up
An increasing number of market goers have been seeking out Chongsu naengmyeon (cold noodles) in some North Korean cities, Daily NK has learned.
“Chongsu naengmyeon...
N. Korean scientist executed in 2021 for COVID-19 research
In September 2021, a researcher at a bioengineering laboratory under the North Korean State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang examined samples taken from a...
Hyesan resident arrested after delivering money to defector’s family in Hamhung
A Hyesan resident was recently arrested by North Korean state security agents after he delivered money to a defector's family in Hamhung on the...
Young N. Koreans want to watch hit S. Korean movie “Exhuma”
A growing number of North Korean young people in Hoeryong are expressing interest in the South Korean movie "Exhuma," which was released in February,...
S. Korean cosmetics find their way into North Pyongan Province
South Korean cosmetics are being secretly distributed in North Pyongan Province, Daily NK has learned. But some of the products in circulation are counterfeits...
N. Korea builds horse-riding tracks on former Myohyangsan Airfield
North Korean authorities have demolished Kim Jong Un's private airfield near Mt. Myohyang and replaced it with horse-riding tracks.
Daily NK confirmed through Maxar satellite...
