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North Korea creates new camp for violators of COVID-19 quarantine rules

North Korea recently created a new camp for violators of COVID-19 quarantine rules in Sungho-ri, North Hwanghae Province, Daily NK has learned.  Previously, Daily NK...
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Eight young people in Musan County put on trial for imitating characters in S....

Eight young people in Musan County, North Hamgyong Province, were recently put on public trial for imitating characters in South Korean TV programs or...
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Sources: N. Korea is hiding the real number of suspected COVID-19 cases

Despite North Korea's claims to have no COVID-19 patients, Daily NK has learned that the number of people suffering from COVID-19 symptoms in isolation...
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North Korean shot dead near the China-North Korea border last week

A North Korean was recently shot dead near the Sino-North Korean border by the Storm Corps as he was attempting to re-enter the country,...

Recent murders in Pyongyang may be tied to growing economic troubles

Several women in Pyongyang have been murdered in recent weeks by unidentified assailants who may have been trying to steal money to stave off...
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South Korea’s “Mister Trot” is a hit among many women in North Korea

A popular South Korean TV show, “Mister Trot,” has become hugely popular among North Korean women in their 30s to their 60s and its...
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North Korea’s Ryanggang Province deemed to have the most “illegal border crossers” 

Lectures were recently held for local residents in Ryanggang Province after the central government authorities announced that the province had the most “illegal border...
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North Korea tries to accelerate building of walls and fences along border with China

As North Korea continues to build concrete walls and high-voltage wires along the entire Sino-North Korean border, the country’s leadership recently sent a “storm...
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Kim Jong Un personally orders the capture of family who drugged border guards

After drugging local border guards, a North Korean family of four recently defected into China from Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned. Upon receiving...
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North Korea to send more workers to Mongolia this month

North Korean authorities plan to send workers to Mongolia this month, Daily NK has learned. This comes after the country’s leadership sent new batches...

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