Source: Restrictions on movements nationwide have intensified
Following the lock down of Kaesong Special City recently, North Korea has moved to enact further restrictions on movements across the entire country in...
N. Korea appears set to pardon prisoners accused of breaking COVID-19 regulations
North Korea will soon pardon some inmates who were sent to political prison camps for violations of emergency quarantine regulations, Daily NK has learned.
According...
Insiders say North Korea is not in any position to immediately wage war
After defining the inter-Korean relationship at a year-end party meeting as "between two hostile states," North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stoked war fever...
North Korea notifies provinces that imported goods will be released in areas where commodity...
North Korea recently notified the country's provincial authorities that goods imported from China will be released in areas of the country where commodity prices...
N. Koreans maimed or killed by landmines during defection attempts
A number of North Koreans trying to cross the China-North Korea border in North Hamgyong Province have been injured or killed by landmines recently,...
N. Hamgyong Province’s trade bureau under stress to save as many trade companies as...
North Hamgyong Province's trade bureau is working hard to ensure the survival of as many trade companies as possible following orders by the central...
N. Koreans face their worst spring famine since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
As North Korea's food shortages are worsening amid rising grain prices, the country's people are facing their worst spring famine since the country closed...
Two opposing views of “North Korean Defectors’ Day” in North Korea
News of South Korea's establishment of a "North Korean Defectors' Day" has spread to North Korea. North Korean authorities have made no official comment...
Rice prices in North Korea holding steady despite economic slump
Rice prices in North Korean markets are reportedly holding steady, despite the prolonged economic slump brought on by tougher quarantine measures to combat COVID-19.
The...
Despite lifting ban on fishing, N. Korea restricts issuance of “sea entrance permits”
Athough North Korean authorities have recently allowed fishermen to resume their activities, they are significantly restricting the issuance of “sea entrance permits,” making it...
