S. Korea demands explanation from the North over moves to demolish Haegumgang Hotel
Last week, the South Korean government reportedly demanded an explanation from North Korea for unilaterally deciding to demolish the Haegumgang Hotel, a South Korean-built...
N. Korea appears to be building “townhouses” as part of large-scale housing project in...
Single-story houses with gardens reportedly account for 20% of the new homes being built as part of a large-scale housing project in Taepyong District,...
North Korean leadership faults military for causing “grave incident”
North Korea’s leadership has raised serious issues with how the military carried out the “special order” by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to...
Young North Koreans are taking pains to avoid military service
Editor's Note: In Sep. 2021, North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly adopted the “Youth Education Guarantee Act,” one of the “big three” oppressive laws passed...
North Korea holds lecture in border region highlighting need to eliminate anti-socialist acts
North Korean authorities recently held a lecture for people in the Sino-North Korean border region that officially announced the creation of an agency that...
Some owners of new Sinuiju apartments avoid moving in
Some officials and members of North Korea’s wealthy entrepreneurial class (donju) who purchased units in the recently completed “circular-shaped” apartment building in Sinuiju are...
An in-depth look at Kim Jong Un’s “two states” narrative: Part 1
During his New Year's speech at the Ninth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea held from Dec....
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 tells parents to stop using corporal punishment
North Korea has recently criticized the way some parents in the country use corporal punishment to educate their children, Daily NK has learned.
A source...
North Korea may have hastily decided to hold a military parade next month
North Korea is preparing a military parade for Oct. 10, the 76th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). A Daily NK source...
