N. Korea’s west coast wheat and barley crops face severe stunting crisis
Wheat and barley crops growing on North Korea's west coast are severely stunted.
A source in South Pyongan province told Daily NK that winter wheat...
N. Korea cracks down on popular homemade cosmetics
North Korean authorities are intensifying inspections and controls as homemade cosmetics gain popularity over state-manufactured goods.
A source in South Pyongan Province reported that in...
Empty exhibitions: N. Korea’s growing crackdown on policy formalism
Recent reports indicate that punishments are being intensified across North Korean society for issues of formalism in implementing Workers' Party policies.
According to a source...
Behind the cold exile: How N. Korea punishes ‘hostile class’ citizens
Recent reports indicate that the North Korean Workers' Party continues its harsh discrimination against citizens who hold views different from the regime.
According to a...
Empty promises, empty stomaches: The plight of N. Korean farmers under party restrictions
North Korean farmers are growing increasingly resentful as the ruling party's interference in their autonomy reaches new extremes. While authorities boast of an unprecedented...
Paranoia or protectionism? North Korea’s dangerous game with Chinese returnees
North Korean authorities have recently intensified surveillance and control of Chinese residents in the country. After lifting strict border controls post-COVID-19, many Chinese who...
N. Korea’s flood victims: The reality behind the propaganda
Recent North Korean media reports claim that flood victims from areas near the Yalu River are enjoying a pleasant stay in Pyongyang, thanks to...
What Uganda has that North Korea does not
In mid-June, I visited Uganda for an agricultural survey. It fulfilled a long-held wish after turning 60 — an impossible dream had I still...
N. Korea’s path out of economic hardship is clear
North Korea's economic hardship in the 1990s, known as the Arduous March, led to countless starvation deaths. North Korea has worked for 80 years...
What N. Korean farmers could learn from South Korea
Not long ago, I happened to visit a farming village in Icheon, an area in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province. There was a touching beauty...
