North Korea cracks down on brewing of moonshine
North Korea's national police agency recently issued orders to crack down on people involved in the brewing of illegal alcohol, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking...
N. Hwanghae Province punishes officials for failing to properly care for apples
After investigating the failure of a quality control office in Hwangju County to properly store apples reserved for senior party officials, the party committee...
N. Korean military: February and March are critical periods for war preparations
The North Korean military has designated February and March as a critical period for completing preparations for war, Daily NK has learned.
The move follows...
N. Korea’s cruise missile development aims to intensify threat against US, ROK
North Korea is focusing on cruise missile development as part of efforts to increase the threat it poses to the United States and South...
N. Hamgyong Province’s party committee emphasizes discipline in lecture series
The North Hamgyong Provincial Party Committee recently held a lecture series aimed at strengthening discipline among local party officials, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
The story of one victim of North Korea’s informant system
In early February 2023, a young woman knelt in a cell at a police station in Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, her hands cuffed through...
Adulterous couple dies of carbon monoxide poisoning in Sinuiju
The naked bodies of an adulterous couple were discovered in an apartment in the Ragwon neighborhood of Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, ahead of the...
China steps up crackdown on N. Korean defectors’ fake IDs
Chinese police have recently started tracking down North Korean defectors with fake IDs and confiscating their documents, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of...
The impact of Kim Jong Un’s order in late 2020 to “sound the guns”
Before North Korea's government passed the "Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act" in December 2020, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued an order...
China arrests N. Korean trade official for illegal currency transaction
A North Korean trade official was recently arrested by Chinese police while attempting to illegally exchange foreign currency. The arrest prompted a flurry of...
