N. Korean online shopping app gains popularity among the country’s young generation
A smartphone app that enables people to purchase items online from foreign currency shops has recently gained popularity in North Korea. According to a...
N. Korean soldiers on inter-Korean border still on high state of alert
North Korean military units near the inter-Korean border are still on a high state of combat readiness despite North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's...
North Korea appears intent on receiving “international support” for a COVID-19 vaccine
In North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s first order to the Ministry of Public Health this year, he called on the ministry to “put...
N. Hamgyong Province’s coastal residents ordered to urgently evacuate
North Korean authorities urgently ordered people in the coastal areas of North Hamgyong Province to evacuate yesterday night because of concern over Typhoon Haishen,...
N. Korea moves to bolster Storm Corps along China-North Korea border
Following the declaration of the end of its COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea has begun moving to reinforce the Storm Corps, a special forces unit...
Around 80,000 N. Korean workers reside in Dandong
According to a source in China on Monday, Chinese quarantine authorities have confirmed that around 80,000 North Korean workers reside in Dandong, Liaoning Province....
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...
N. Korea shuts down access to Pyongyang ahead of party plenary meeting
North Korea has reportedly shut down access to Pyongyang with the Eighth Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea holding its Fourth...
N. Korean students return to school amid stringent disease control measures
North Korean students returned to school on June 3 amid stringent measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to a Daily NK source...
N. Koreans abandoning workplaces, places of residence punished with forced labor
North Koreans continue to abandon their workplaces and places of residence, which has led the authorities to sentence deserters with forced labor as a...
