Source confirms use of new terms, titles for Ministry of Social Security
Two months after North Korea changed the name of the Ministry of People’s Security (equivalent to South Korea’s National Police Agency) to the Ministry...
Kaesong’s civil defense forces in a state of “emergency mobilization”
After North Korea declared a state of emergency in Kaesong Special City, the city near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) where a North Korean...
N. Korea installs new fencing on Sino-North Korean border
Daily NK has obtained video footage showing North Korean soldiers putting up new fencing near Hyesan recently amid the country’s efforts to strengthen control...
KJU National Defense University students to participate in Oct. military parade
Kim Jong Un National Defense University will be sending a group of students to participate in North Korea’s planned military parade on Oct. 10...
Three PGH construction managers replaced after KJU visit
Immediately after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Pyongyang General Hospital (PGH) construction site and ordered the replacement of the construction project’s...
N. Korean authorities sound the alarm following avian flu outbreak
North Korean authorities recently ordered the strengthening of animal disease control measures following the “sudden” deaths of animals by avian flu at a number...
N. Korea begins probe into 2nd and 4th corps following returnee incident
North Korea has begun an investigation into the military's 2nd Corps and 4th Corps as part of its efforts to find out how a...
Source: N. Korean authorities order “lock down” of Nampo Port following detection of COVID-19
North Korean authorities have ordered a lock down of Nampo Port after coronavirus-infected goods were detected among imports that arrived in mid-July, Daily NK...
Yanggang Province farmers ordered to collect more grass than usual
As part of broader efforts to relieve the country's chronic manure shortages, North Korean authorities in Yanggang Province have significantly increased the quota of...
Boat carrying 15 people sinks near Samsu Power Station Dam
A boat carrying 15 people on a lake near the Samsu Power Station Dam and Reservoir in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, recently sunk and all...
