N. Korea held contests to honor KJU’s communist party chairmanship
Ahead of the fourth anniversary commemorating the appointment of Kim Jong Un as the chairman of North Korea’s communist party on May 9, the...
N. Korean overseas worker welcomes new S. Korean holiday for defectors
The South Korean government recently decided to designate July 14 as “North Korean Defectors’ Day.” Minister of Unification Kim Yung-ho announced that the day...
Chinese yuan exchange rate strengthens amid hopes for expanding trade
While the KPW-USD exchange rate in North Korean markets recently fell slightly, the yuan is strengthening as expectations rise about expanding trade with China.
According...
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...
North Korean rice prices see growing regional disparity
As rice prices continue to increase throughout North Korea's markets, regional disparities in prices have grown deeper due, at least in part, to severe...
Yanggang Province emphasizes personal hygiene amid rise in flu cases
Following a rise of flu cases in Yanggang Province, local officials have responded by stressing personal hygiene and advising people to use folk remedies...
N. Korean military units ordered to modernize record-keeping system for training
North Korea's military leadership recently ordered all units to modernize their combat training record-keeping system by making records daily instead of monthly and placing...
Was Ipo Village really ground zero for N. Korea’s COVID outbreak?
In early June 2022, a man surnamed Choe, the chief of the military medical department of the Second Division of the First Corps -...
N. Korea’s rising exchange rates are due to greater autonomy in the trade sector
Exchange rates are on the rise in North Korea's markets. The trend is related to the government's new "20x10 regional development policy," which has...
Ten questions on North Korea with Daily NK President Lee Kwang Baek
This year has seen a wide range of developments in North Korean affairs. From a major shift in North Korea's unification policy to a...
