Monthly Archives: November 2024
Man arrested for posing as nephew of N. Korean foreign minister in nationwide scam
A man in his 30s was recently arrested by the Ministry of State Security for scamming people out of money by pretending to be...
North Korean teams hunt for advanced military parts abroad
North Korea dispatched technical teams to Dandong, China and major Russian cities in early November to procure advanced military components like electronic parts and...
World Cup success sparks soccer fever in N. Korean schools, but not all can...
Elementary schools in North Korea are actively operating after-school soccer clubs, likely mirroring the public enthusiasm for the North Korean women's team's consecutive victories...
N. Korea conceals combat deaths of troops fighting in Russia
North Korea is enforcing strict secrecy around casualties among its troops fighting in Russia. A source within the Korean People's Army's 11th Corps revealed...
‘Not enough’: N. Korean farm workers push back against harvest allocations
Farm workers in North Korea are expressing frustration over receiving small allocations of the fall harvest despite their year-round labor, with tensions exemplified by...
North Korean students face earlier college prep test
North Korea’s education ministry announced recently that a preparatory exam for college applicants will be held two weeks early.
“Education departments at provinces, cities and...
N. Korea expels money changers amid currency crackdown
North Korea has intensified its crackdown on foreign currency exchanges as market rates continue to climb. In recent weeks, authorities have banished multiple money...
N. Korea orders market crackdown to combat ‘capitalist elements’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has directed officials to crack down on marketplaces, citing concerns about the spread of capitalist influences. The directive...
N. Korea’s failed whistleblower system: Informants left unprotected
North Korea's Public Reporting System Law encourages overseas workers to report their colleagues' illegal activities, but the system has proven ineffective due to inadequate...
Revealed: N. Korea’s 2020 law to shield young people from ‘foreign influence’
Daily NK has acquired the full text of North Korea’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Law, which the North Korean regime enacted to prevent information from...
