Kim Il Sung University graduates ordered into doctoral programs
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued an order for the top students in next year’s cohort of graduates from Kim Il Sung University...
Why did N. Korea relocate its National Defense University?
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hyun entitled "North Korea's Secret Stories."
In the early 2000s, students...
Three soldiers caught mimicking S. Korean dance moves sent to political prison camp
Three soldiers with a unit under the Korean People's Army Air and Anti Air Force Command were arrested during a tour of Mount Paekdu...
The secret underground tunnel for gifts at the International Friendship Exhibition
The year was 1994. North Korea had begun its “Arduous March” following the collapse of the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc. Kim Jong Il, who was...
MPARI: North Korea’s elite architectural design institute
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
In an era where even...
National defense university students given new winter uniforms
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently issued an internal mandate to resupply the Kim Jong Un National Defense University with high quality winter...
The realities of N. Korea’s “free medical system” laid bare
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
It was the evening of...
Former N. Korean defector hunter reflects on her experiences
In September 2018, a woman in her late 30s lay on her side in a safe house of the North Hamgyong Province state security...
Do you know the punishment for smuggling a Bible into North Korea?
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
In the summer of 2021,...
N. Korea still forbids women from setting foot on naval vessels
Next year, South Korea will achieve a historic national first by deploying female navy personnel onboard its submarines. In doing so, South Korea would...
