The story behind the move of North Korea’s Naval Command
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled "North Korea's Secret Stories."
In the early 2000s, members...
Maintained momentum must follow inter-Korean summit
Kim Jong Un (left) and Moon Jae In (right). Image: Yonhap News AgencyWith the upcoming North-South Korea summit drawing closer, the issue of formally...
China’s government frets about N. Korea’s nukes, expert says
Following the breakdown of negotiations between North Korea and the US in Stockholm, Sweden, at the beginning of October, some foreign media outlets speculated...
North Korea at 70: How it survived and will endure
On September 9, 1948, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was declared in northern Korea. This happened less than a month after South...
North Korea’s claim that Thae Yong Ho was fired from spy agency think tank...
Editor’s Note: Thae Yong Ho was serving as North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom when he chose to defect with his family...
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...
Shedding light on the cruelty of North Korea’s border protection squad, the Storm Corps
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
Amid growing complaints among people...
Probing the effects of North Korea’s skyrocketing market fees
A recent hike in taxes at certain general markets in North Korea has brought grief to some North Koreans. According to sources in South...
North Korea’s ideology – not its weapons – are preventing peace on the Peninsula
American acceptance of North Korea as a nuclear state would do nothing to de-escalate the situation or reduce the risk of war, contrary to...
The nuclear legacies of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il
Following the third inter-Korean summit on September 19, Kim Jong Un made the following statement at the summit’s joint press conference. “We have agreed...
