Monthly Archives: January 2025
N. Korea launches smartphone app for medication delivery services
North Korea has launched a smartphone app called "Health 3.0" that allows users to order and receive home delivery of medication and health products,...
Kim Jong Un approves new satellite development plan with Russian cooperation
North Korea appears to be accelerating its military reconnaissance satellite program through Russian cooperation, with plans for new deployments this year.
According to a Daily...
N. Korean province turn to bank loans to counter private lending crisis in farming
North Hwanghae's provincial people's committee plans to facilitate bank loans to farms for spring planting, Daily NK has learned.
According to a source in the...
Trump’s landmark deal: Why denuclearization requires a global approach
In the December 2024 New York Times opinion article, “Trump-Kim, Part II, Could Shake Up the World,” Dmitri Alperovitch and Sergey Radchenko propose a...
N. Korea executes nuclear power plant researchers over project failures
North Korean authorities have executed and imprisoned several key researchers involved in nuclear power plant construction, Daily NK has learned.
According to a Pyongyang source...
N. Korea renames DMZ permits, expands travel rights for capital residents
North Korea has renamed its "front line approval number" to "national border approval number" for permits required to enter regions along the inter-Korean frontier,...
N. Korea rolls out mandatory electronic wage cards in S. Pyongan
North Korea's State Planning Commission and Central Bank have ordered organizations across South Pyongan province to switch to electronic card payments for workers' wages...
Amid flu surge, N. Koreans skip doctors for self-prescribed medicines
North Korea is experiencing a surge in influenza cases, but rather than seeking medical care, many residents are turning to self-prescribed medicines from local...
Fatal accidents prompt new safety measures in N. Korean construction projects
North Korea is implementing stricter safety measures in construction work after documenting numerous fatal accidents during flood reconstruction efforts last summer in North Pyongan,...
Living in fear: N. Korea intensifies security inspections along Chinese border
In North Korea's North Hamgyong province, a wave of arrests by state security agents has residents living in constant fear, with many wondering not...
