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...
Satellite campus of Kim Chaek University of Technology suffers blackouts
Students who recently sat for a Kangwon Distance Learning University entry exam had to retake the test after power outages shut down the remotely...
North Korea tries to accelerate building of walls and fences along border with China
As North Korea continues to build concrete walls and high-voltage wires along the entire Sino-North Korean border, the country’s leadership recently sent a “storm...
N. Korea’s planned leaflet drop is a no-go, for now
Daily NK learned yesterday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent order to defer military action against South Korea also applied to North...
North Korean border security in crisis following desertion of border guard
A North Korean border unit has sounded the alarm after one of its guards deserted his post. Although a major search is being conducted...
North Korea installs automated entry systems at military-related buildings in Pyongyang
North Korean authorities have recently installed automated entry systems at the entrance of the Ministry of Defense (formerly the Ministry of the People’s Armed...
North Korean taffy seller in Kilju bashes officer on the head with taffy cutting...
A taffy seller in Kilju, North Hamgyong Province, recently bashed a police officer in the head with taffy cutting board. The incident demonstrates that...
N. Korea’s electricity and food shortages lead to frequent cases of food poisoning
Food poisoning has been a serious problem in North Korea this winter season due to food shortages and poor supplies of electricity, Daily NK...
Kim Jong Un flouts his own rules in recent Mount Paektu climb
Photographs of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ascending Mount Paektu recently published in Rodong Sinmun have come under criticism for embodying the realities...
Hyesan detention center inmates forced to make fertilizer in bitter cold
Prisoners at a detention center in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been forced to make fertilizer for long hours despite the bitter cold, Daily NK...
