N. Korean foreign trade ministry order sparks hopes that trade will restart in September
A recent order by the Ministry of External Economic Relations has sparked hope in North Korea that trade with China will restart sometime around...
While gearing up for a nuclear test, N. Korea appears to be preparing for...
The North Korean government recently assigned nuclear energy experts to its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Daily NK has learned. Officials at the foreign ministry...
N. Korea uses the cover of “health checks” to investigate citizen registries
North Korea is carrying out quiet investigations of citizen registries during nationwide health checks aimed at combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Basically, the authorities have...
N. Korea calls for improved methods to teach preschool children
Emphasizing once again the ruling party’s policy to cultivate talented students, North Korea is calling for improved educational methods to develop the minds of...
N. Korea mobilizes citizens to restore border barriers destroyed by rains
Rainy season downpours have destroyed some of the barriers North Korea erected along its border with China to stop smuggling and defections. The authorities...
North Korea seeks new candidates from the provinces for overseas study program
The North Korean government has ordered each of the country's province to select around ten students as candidates for an overseas study program, Daily...
Facing food shortages, several soldiers go AWOL in Hyesan
Several soldiers with the North Korean border patrol in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, deserted their posts recently, Daily NK has learned.
According to a Daily NK...
Pyongyang police arrest around 30 people for involvement in massive prostitution network
Pyongyang police recently arrested members of a gang that allegedly built an organized prostitution network in some of North Korea's major cities. The gang...
North Korean-run restaurants in China have yet to fully reopen
Small restaurants and factories in China that employ North Korean workers have recently restarted operations, but with new cases of COVID-19 on the rise...
North Korean military conducts study sessions focused on “Kim Jong Il’s patriotism”
The Central Committee’s Propaganda and Agitation Department is calling on organizations to properly carry out political activities aimed at putting "Kim Jong Il’s patriotism”...
