Apartments in Pyongyang’s Songsin and Songhwa districts are undergoing final inspections
North Korea is performing final inspections on 10,000 new housing units in the Songsin and Songhwa districts of eastern Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned.
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Pyongyangites willing to pay to see “Great Guidance” performance
With North Korea announcing that “Great Guidance,” the mass gymnastics and dance performance celebrating the founding of North Korea’s communist party, will run just...
N. Korea conducts sweeping inspection of state-run grain shops
North Korea is conducting a sweeping inspection of state-run grain shops to crackdown on shops that arbitrarily set prices for their goods, Daily NK...
Opposition to electricity meters still exists in North Korea
The North Korean government's ambitious efforts to install electricity meters in ordinary homes to measure electricity usage and draw fees based on those measurements...
[CORRECTION] Source: Kim Jong Un recently underwent a cardiovascular procedure
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently underwent a cardiovascular procedure and continues to recuperate from the procedure at a villa outside of Pyongyang,...
North Koreans with foreign currency appear to be welcoming restart of China-North Korea freight...
As exchange rates in North Korea soar with the restart of China-North Korea freight train service after a two-year hiatus, a source says there...
North Korea issues order allowing people to use foreign currency at state-run food shops
North Korean authorities have recently allowed locals to purchase food using foreign currency, Daily NK has learned. This comes amid efforts by North Korean...
N. Korea sells food more cheaply than markets through state-run food shops
North Korean authorities are selling grain such as rice and corn through state food shops to mark the 10th anniversary of North Korean leader...
N. Korea collects funds from people to fund regional development projects
North Korea is pushing ahead with a plan to build factories in the provinces under its "20x10 regional development policy." As part of this,...
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...
