Monthly Archives: June 2024
N. Korea expands local trade but imposes tighter controls
Regional trade has significantly increased since North Korean authorities began implementing the "20×10 regional development policy." Rising imports are also boosting business in rural...
Unjong Tea: N. Korea’s luxury beverage popular among young people
Unjong Tea, North Korea's leading tea drink, has gained considerable popularity among young students due to the variety of products available and aggressive marketing...
Some N. Koreans avoid work as police informants due to no compensation
A source in North Hamgyong Province said on Monday that some people in Hoeryong have been avoiding becoming police informers lately.
Police in Hoeryong recently...
N. Korea enhances nuclear readiness ahead of military’s summer exercises
The North Korean military has ordered units to review nuclear weapons maintenance and nuclear command and control and conduct related drills ahead of the...
Why has North Korea been importing mainly white-colored vehicles?
Black vehicles are reserved for official use in North Korea, so almost all the cars imported from China are white, a source in Yanggang...
N. Koreans fork out bribes to get jobs at food processing factories
As more North Koreans seek jobs at food processing plants, where food rations and wages are guaranteed, the cost of bribes for those jobs...
China’s Hebei Province issues temporary residency permits to defectors
Police in parts of China's Hebei Province are issuing temporary residency permits to defectors who have lived in China for a decade or more,...
Satellite imagery shows drainage ditch being built near Pyongsan uranium mill
Satellite imagery suggests that a drainage ditch is being built at a settling basin at the Pyongsan Uranium Concentrate Plant. High-resolution images recently taken...
Ministry of Social Security Ensemble dancer takes her own life
A dancer of the Ministry of Social Security Ensemble recently took her own life, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily...
Hoeryong police conduct bunker drills to prepare for war
Police officers in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, underwent about two weeks of bunker drills in preparation for war earlier this month, Daily NK has...
