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Changchun police to update personal information of N. Korean defectors living with Chinese men
The police in Changchun, the capital of China’s Jilin Province, have announced plans to update the personal information of female North Korean defectors who...
High-resolution satellite imagery confirms demolition of Arch of Reunification
Recent imagery from the Maxar WorldView-3 satellite confirmed that the Monument to the Three-Point Charter for National Reunification — a symbol of Kim Il...
Many high school graduates in N. Korea face barriers to getting higher education
Some recent graduates of North Korean high schools in Sinuiju are frustrated because they have no money to get into institutes of higher education,...
Forced repatriations of N. Korean defectors in China continue into this year
Small-scale forced repatriations of North Korean defectors have taken place even after about 200 detectors who were locked up in Chinese prisons were sent...
N. Korea’s central government sends down revised agricultural guidance to Chagang Province
The North Korean Cabinet’s Agricultural Commission recently sent amended seasonal agricultural guidance materials to Chagang Province, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity,...
Why was the term “Day of the Sun” barely used on Kim Il Sung’s...
North Korean media this year hardly used the term “Day of the Sun,” the name for the holiday marking the birthday of the country’s...
Four N. Korean stationmasters arrested for failing to show loyalty to Kim Jong Un
The North Korean Ministry of State Security has recently informed senior officials at provincial bureaus about the punishment given to people arrested in connection...
N. Korea’s youth pretend to be loyal to the state to get the jobs...
North Korea’s “new generation” includes everyone from unmarried young people to infants. North Korea defines this new generation as the “driving force that must...
N. Korea encourages Chinese businesspeople to resume commercial activities
The North Korean government is encouraging Chinese businesspeople to resume business activities they were forced to suspend when North Korea closed its borders because...
Abuse of opium remains a problem in N. Korea amid economic downturn
Several opium addicts have died recently in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source...
