North Korea's Secret Stories

North Korea’s Secret Stories is a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun that explores underreported areas of North Korean society, highlighting stories that the North Korean government does not want the world to know.

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Tracking the history of North Korea’s “Bureau 11”

This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”  After North Korea suffered a...
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Remembering the Kanggye Tractor Factory incident of 1991

This article is part two of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hyun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”  At approximately 8:30 PM...
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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...
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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...
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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...

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