Three N. Koreans help explain their country’s declining birth rate
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made waves when he mentioned his country's “declining birth rate” while delivering the opening remarks at the Fifth...
N. Korea orders provinces to renovate tourist sites to promote tourism
North Korea recently ordered local authorities throughout the country to renovate tourist sites and aggressively promote travel destinations, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
Yanggang Province officials seek out bribes from people using electricity on the sly
Yanggang Province authorities are carrying out frequent inspections of people’s electricity usage in areas along the China-North Korea border so they can shake people...
Kimchaek officials slap 72-hour ban on vessel departures after one ship goes missing
Security officials in Kimchaek recently inspected ships in the city’s harbor after placing a 72-hour departure ban on them in the early morning of...
Hoeryong security officials launch crackdown on Chinese phone users for year-end bribes
Officials with the Hoeryong branch of the Ministry of State Security have launched a sweeping crackdown on users of Chinese mobile phones to collect...
N. Korean official confronted by angry ex-employees over unpaid wages
An official who once worked at a North Korean construction company in Russia is now embroiled in conflict over unpaid wages with workers formerly...
Ahead of expansion of trade with Russia, N. Korea orders major revamp of Rason...
As North Korea seeks to expand economic cooperation with Russia, it has ordered a major overhaul of trading companies operating in the Rason Special...
Pyongyang Soju Factory ordered to ramp up production
Pyongyang authorities recently ordered the Pyongyang Soju Factory to produce “high-quality soju for the people” ahead of the solar New Year holiday, Daily NK...
Cancer-stricken N. Korean defector in China receives funds from fellow defectors
North Korean defectors living in China's Jilin Province recently collected RMB 10,000 (around USD 1,400) for a fellow defector suffering from cancer, Daily NK...
Amid imports from China, N. Korean rice prices continue gradual march downwards
North Korean rice prices, which had already been declining due to recent imports of food from China, are continuing their slow march downwards in...
