Why are bribes in Pyongyang so expensive?
North Koreans are typically forced to pay bribes to get themselves out of trouble when caught watching foreign movies and dramas. For example, Daily...
Interview: Ha Tae Kyung on potential for government-backed civilian broadcasts to NK
The following is a transcript of Unification Media Group's recent interview (video available in Korean above) with Saenuri Party lawmaker Ha Tae Kyung.Unification Media...
An interview with North Korea expert Dr. Chan Young Bang
Daily NK recently conducted an email-based interview with Dr. Chan Young Bang, who is a former economic advisor to Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first president...
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...
How to effect lasting change in North Korea: Interview with KINU Director Son Gi...
As South Korea’s new president Moon Jae In settles into office, focus is turning towards the incoming administration’s North Korea policy. Unlike conservative governments,...
An Interview with the Chairman of NKnet, Yoo Se Hee
Yoo Se Hee, Chairman of the Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights (NKnet) comments on Lee Myung Bak's administration's future policies toward...
N. Korean truck driver talks about his life during COVID-19
North Korea continues to keep its borders closed despite the worldwide end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The country's civilian economy has taken a major hit...
