Hoeryong factory officials face trial for inflating performance
Officials at Hoeryong Coal-mining Machine Factory in North Hamgyong Province were recently subject to a public trial for greatly inflating their performance.
A Daily NK...
N. Korean enforcers of anti-reactionary thought law earn public ire due to excessive fines
North Korea law enforcement agencies are earning public ire by punishing individuals or groups that violate the nation’s law to eradicate “reactionary thought and...
N. Korean rice prices continue upward march despite potato, wheat and barley harvest
Although North Korea is currently harvesting potatoes, wheat, barley and other rice-alternatives, the price of rice continues to increase in the country's markets. In...
N. Korean leadership launches corruption probe into Pyongyang’s Mirim Horse Riding Club
The Central Committee’s Discipline Inspection Department recently began investigating Pyongyang’s Mirim Horse Riding Club after receiving a report that alleged corruption on the part...
N. Korean colonel arrested on charges of sexually assaulting multiple female soldiers over several...
A cadre with the North Korean army’s IV Corps was recently arrested by military prosecutors on charges of sexually assaulting female soldiers over the...
N. Korea completes efforts to merge or close underperforming trade companies
North Korean authorities recently completed measures to merge or close underperforming trading companies. The authorities are now trying to invigorate trading companies, issuing orders...
Yanggang Province encourages residents to comply with livestock excrement-related rules
Yanggang Province is calling on its residents to strictly comply with rules regulating livestock excrement.
A source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK on Friday...
N. Korea tightens grip on the unauthorized use of mobile phones and computers
North Korean authorities recently instructed all mobile phone users and registered computer owners to update their software while ordering all IT-related organizations to submit...
Samjiyon creates system to receive public feedback on disease control efforts
Samjiyon’s party committee recently created an anonymous feedback system to allow the public to evaluate how well disease control officials are doing, Daily NK...
N. Korean laborers in China suffer hardships despite easing of lockdowns
North Korean laborers in China are suffering hardships despite the easing of lockdowns in Chinese cities, Daily NK has learned.
According to multiple sources in...
