Five former soldiers in Yanggang Province complain to authorities about poverty
A group of discharged soldiers on assignment in Yanggang Province's Taehongdan County recently complained to the provincial people’s committee about their economic difficulties and...
N. Korean officials in Sinuiju hold lecture criticizing “female criminals”
Sinuiju officials recently held a lecture calling on people to "step up the struggle against women who commit crimes and treat our present suffering...
S. Hwanghae Province orders reviews of agricultural machinery
South Hwanghae Province's party committee recently issued an order for party officials to hold party cell and elementary party reviews of agricultural machinery, a...
N. Korean grain prices continue upward trend into the New Year
The upward trend in North Korean grain prices that began in December has continued into the New Year. The country's economic difficulties have led...
New survey of female N. Korean defectors in China reveals their biggest wishes for...
Daily NK recently conducted a survey of 40 North Korean defectors in China that revealed their greatest hopes for 2024.
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Prices of rice sold in N. Korea’s state-run food shops similar to market prices
Since the end of last year's fall harvest, the price of rice in state-run grain stores has been little different from that sold in...
Three North Koreans share their hopes for schools in the New Year
Kim Mo (a pseudonym), a teacher in his 40s at a lower secondary school (middle school) in Wonsan, Gangwon Province, recently shared his wish...
N. Korea conducts unprecedently intensive civilian militia drills in December
Amid the government's emphasis on war preparedness and the "tense situation" on the Korean Peninsula, North Korean civil-military groups participated in a 20-day drill...
Recent Kim Jong Un order equates “delusions about South Korea” with “death”
Rason's party committee recently instructed local party officials on the contents of an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that equated "delusions...
N. Korean officers’ academy cadet dismissed due to checkered past
After his past misdeeds came to light, a North Korean soldier at a training academy for logistics officers recently had his admission revoked and...