Working and living conditions at the Bukchang prison camp are extremely poor
Amid reports that the North Korean authorities have mobilized prisoners at the Bukchang concentration camp in South Pyongan Province for coal mining, Daily NK...
N. Koreans working for Li-Ning contractor are suffering from low pay and back-breaking work
North Korean laborers employed by a contractor of the Chinese sporting goods firm Li-Ning are suffering from low pay and high-intensity work, Daily NK...
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...
Kim Jong Un has weaponized South Korea’s own name against unification
December 2023 to January 2024 saw the biggest ideological change in North Korea in half a century. The country, which since its inception has...
Daily NK asks three North Koreans their views of S. Korea’s new president
A week has passed since South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, took office. In that time, North Korea has launched several short-range ballistic missiles...
Three soldiers caught mimicking S. Korean dance moves sent to political prison camp
Three soldiers with a unit under the Korean People's Army Air and Anti Air Force Command were arrested during a tour of Mount Paekdu...
Russian goods imported through Rason Port distributed in N. Hamgyong Province
Goods imported through Rason Port were recently distributed throughout North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
“From Jul. 6, the trade bureau of North Hamgyong...
N. Korea changes grain shop regulations several times in first quarter of this year
North Korean authorities changed regulations for state-run grain shops several times in the first quarter of this year, which suggests that the country has yet...
Central Committee “letter of appeal” targets gold smuggling on border
A “letter of appeal” recently distributed by North Korea’s Central Committee has called on officials in the Sino-North Korean border region to be more...
North Korea announces start of “special security week” three days before Kim Il Sung’s...
The North Korean authorities reportedly raised the level of security in the country by declaring the start of a “special security week” three days...
