North Korea praises military inspectors as key to strengthening the country’s nuclear power

Ahead of Kim Jong Il’s 80th birthday anniversary, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent “special thanks” to military inspectors responsible for inspecting and...

Many Pyongyangites express satisfaction with “gifts” distributed for Kim Jong Il’s birthday

North Korea has been exceptionally generous in handing out provisions ahead of this year’s holiday marking late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s 80th...

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 Korean authorities move to identify activists in Russia who help North Koreans defect

North Korean authorities are trying to ascertain the identities of activists in Russia who help North Koreans living and working in the country to...
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Drunk driver causes major blaze at North Korean military base

A fire at the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force’s “rear area command” right before Feb. 8's Army Day holiday resulted in pandemonium,...

New book suggests North Korea should abandon Juche ideology to develop economically

A new book by Bang Chan Yong, the president of KIMEP University in Kazakhstan, concludes that the only way for North Korea to preserve...

North Korean efforts to clean up Pyongyang’s Potong River seem to have had some...

Recent North Korean efforts to improve the water quality of Pyongyang’s Potong River seem to have garnered some success, Daily NK has learned.  “Now there...

North Korea encourages more women to move to the countryside

North Korean authorities are demanding that young people, particularly young women, abandon their “prejudices” against rural villages, coercing them into making “petitions” to move...

North Koreans are all abuzz about Ri Sol Ju’s attire at recent Lunar New...

North Koreans are talking about a recent Lunar New Year performance attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol...

North Korea orders expansion of trade with China following Supreme People’s Assembly meeting

North Korean authorities issued a new order pertaining to the expansion of trade with China just after the Sixth Session of the 14th Supreme...

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