North Korean schools to start new semester on Sept. 1
North Korean authorities recently handed down an order to schools throughout the country that directed them to start the new semester on Sept. 1,...
S. Hamgyong Province holds meeting to discuss purchases of potatoes, barley, and wheat
With North Korea entering the harvest season for potatoes, barley and wheat, South Hamgyong Province's people committee recently held an emergency meeting to discuss...
North Korea’s COVID-19 quarantine efforts appear to be full of holes
Daily NK has learned that North Korean authorities are neither isolating suspected cases of COVID-19 nor properly treating them in some regions of the...
N. Korea instructs law enforcement agencies to crackdown on unemployed, workplace deserters
North Korea recently instructed its law enforcement agencies formulate measures by mid-December to deal with the unemployed and individuals who abscond from their workplaces.
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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...
N. Korean military prepares for joint military-civilian events to celebrate Chuseok
The North Korean military is currently preparing for joint military-civil activities in which family members of fallen soldiers can take part in grave tending...
How one North Korean man was purged for no real reason
In June 2020, the iconic Changgwangwon Health Complex in North Korea celebrated its 40th anniversary. The complex is known among Pyongyang residents for having...
N. Korean pedicab driver arrested in Pyongyang after protesting fine
A pedicab driver in Pyongyang's Hyongjesan district was recently arrested after he protested against being fined by police, Daily NK has learned.
"An increasing number...
What crime put away most inmates at N. Korean forced labor camps last year?
People convicted of crimes related to watching or distributing illegal visual content accounted for the largest percentage of inmates at North Korean forced labor...
N. Korea orders frontline naval units to strengthen radar surveillance
The North Korean military has ordered frontline naval units on both coasts to strengthen radar surveillance and develop a system for joint operations with...
