Hyesan residents on edge as word spreads about teen sentenced to 14 years for...

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article wrongly stated that viewers of South Korean video material face the death penalty, based on explanatory materials...
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Sources: N. Korea extends school closures until April 15

North Korean authorities have extended school closures in the country until Apr. 15, Daily NK has learned.  On Feb. 20, North Korean authorities issued an...
Street market in Hyesan, Yanggang Province rice sellers dollar rate

Still no signs that North Korea is distributing food to ordinary people

North Korean authorities provided people throughout the country with food at lower-than-market prices in early July, but no food distributions have been detected since.  A...
Sakju County, North Pyongan Province smuggler executed

N. Korean smuggler executed after crossing Sino-North Korean border

A smuggler in his 50s was recently executed in North Pyongan Province, sources told Daily NK earlier this month. The man was accused of...

N. Korean man sentenced to six months in forced labor camp for neglecting Kimjongilia...

Ahead of Kim Jong-il's birthday on Feb. 16 (also known as the Day of the Shining Star), which is being promoted as the nation's...
scrap metal

Kaesong hands down “unreasonable” new quota for scrap metal collection

There is discontent among some Kaesong Special City residents after municipal authorities recently handed down an “unreasonable” quota for collecting “scrap metal” after the...

A growing number of South Pyongan Province households are suffering from food shortages

A growing number of households in South Pyongan Province are suffering from food shortages due to the prolonged closure of the Sino-North Korean border,...
nuclear

Source: “Nuclear facility” in Pyongyang is just a school

A military source in North Korea refuted a recent CNN report claiming that there is activity at a "nuclear facility" in Pyongyang, saying that...

North Korea issues order allowing people to use foreign currency at state-run food shops

North Korean authorities have recently allowed locals to purchase food using foreign currency, Daily NK has learned. This comes amid efforts by North Korean...
fertilizer

Sunchon fertilizer factory event hastily put together, source reports

The Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory completion ceremony attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was quickly put together two days before the actual...

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