Father and daughter arrested while trying to defect across border
A male resident of Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, who had been suffering from financial hardships due to the COVID-19 outbreak, was caught attempting to...
N. Korea hands down order regarding issuance of trade certificates
North Korean authorities recently handed down an order regarding the issuance of waku (trade certificates) to each trade agency, suggesting that Sino-North Korean trade...
N. Korean schools’ autumn picnics and sports days are not universally welcomed
North Hamgyong Province's schools recently organized autumn picnics and sports days, but some students were unable to join in the festivities due to family...
Number of personnel at border guard post triples since restart of freight train service
The number of personnel at the “Tallaegang Guard Post,” the gateway between Sinuiju and Pyongyang in Chongju, North Pyongan Province, has reportedly tripled since...
Two Sunan Airport employees arrested for taking bribes from returnees
The Ministry of State Security recently arrested two employees of Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport for taking bribes during searches of the bags of North...
Sources: Rice in food distributions is from outside of North Korea
North Korean authorities recently provided rice to government cadres and their families, but multiple sources inside the country say the rice originated from outside...
New N. Korean video slams drug-related crime as anti-socialist
Daily NK recently obtained a video that condemns drug criminals for “using all means and methods to spoil everyone ideologically, spiritually and even physically...
N. Korea’s Supreme Guard Command given lecture detailing Abe’s assassination
North Korean authorities subjected the Supreme Guard Command to ideological training following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Daily NK has...
Pyongyang calls on district agricultural workers to work more innovatively
Pyongyang’s city authorities have called on district agricultural management committees to “work in a new way” ahead of the spring planting season in accordance...
N. Koreans earn money through Chinese cell phone rentals
An increasing number of North Koreans in the Sino-North Korean border region are earning money through Chinese cell phone rental businesses, a source told...
