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Online searches for Kim Ju Ae spike after N. Korean news uses special honorifics

Online searches for "Kim Ju Ae" spiked after Rodong Sinmun, North Korea’s most prominent newspaper, recently published an article about North Korean leader Kim...

N. Korea’s recent firings of officials are excessive

North Korea is moving forward with an excessive level of personnel changes in a push to achieve state-led projects. On Mar. 8, a source inside...
military, training, exercises, war, policy

Kim Jong Un is already thinking about the post-Biden world

We're now two weeks into March. More than two months have passed since Kim Jong Un announced his shocking “two state” narrative and intent...
south korean government

N. Korean overseas worker welcomes new S. Korean holiday for defectors

The South Korean government recently decided to designate July 14 as “North Korean Defectors’ Day.” Minister of Unification Kim Yung-ho announced that the day...
cryptocurrency, cybercrime, north korea, dprk

New report highlights worrying trends in N. Korea’s illegal cyber activities

The Cybercrimes 2024 report published by Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform has again highlighted some interesting trends concerning North Korea cyberattacks. The report has...
missile, submarines

North Korea versus Guam: The missile and missile defense race goes hypersonic

Since the mid-2010s, the possibility of an exchange of fire between North Korea and the United States Pacific territory of Guam has gained growing...

Pence Cartoon: “Snow Bunnies”

Views expressed in this cartoon do not necessarily reflect those of Daily NK. Explanatory Note: North Korea recently allowed around 100 Russians to take the...
korean japanese, stigma, race, japan,

North Korea’s cruel response to the spread of COVID-19

One day in August 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the world, a fever of unknown origin began to sweep through the dwellings...
missile, submarines

A detailed plan for how to deal with crises on the Korean Peninsula

Opinions differ on possible North Korean provocations and the outbreak of war on the Korean peninsula. Of course, predictions can differ. However, it is...

Satellite imagery suggests clandestine trade activity between Russia and DPRK

Some satellites orbit the Earth while taking pictures of the world's lights at night. The Joint Polar-orbiting Satellite System (JPSS), operated jointly by NASA...

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