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...
Liaoning Province police tell N. Korean defectors to “live quietly” to prevent forced repatriation
Police in Liaoning Province recently summoned North Korean women living with Chinese men to discuss their status in the country. The move suggests that...
N. Korea’s latest spy satellite equipped with Japanese camera – again
The spy satellite recently placed into orbit by North Korea carried a camera imported from Japan, Daily NK has learned.
A source in North Korea...
High-ranking N. Korean officials question whether Kim Ju Ae could succeed her father
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Kim Ju Ae, has recently been making repeated appearances at major military events, which has led to...
