N. Korea’s redefining of inter-Korean relationship causes concern inside the country
At a year-end party meeting, North Korea's leadership declared a shift in the relationship between the two Koreas as one between two enemy states....
Kim Jong Un’s birthday still unmentioned in N. Korea’s 2024 calendars
The birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was not designated a holiday in three 2024 calendars recently obtained by Daily NK.
The three...
N. Koreans start the new year with the obligatory “manure collection battle”
North Koreans are once again engaged in their first "battle" of the new year: the collection of manure for use as fertilizer.
"As in past...
KN-23B deployments against Ukraine could be major boon for North Korea’s wider defence exports
On Jan. 4, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby informed reporters that North Korea had provided Russia with ballistic missiles that were...
N. Hamgyong Province launches harsh inspection of hospitals’ management of medical supplies
At the end of last year, North Hamgyong Province launched an unprecedently harsh inspection focused on how hospitals and other facilities manage their supplies...
Pyongyang labor brigades face the music after engaging in “non-socialist” songs and dances
North Korean authorities recently conducted a public struggle session for labor brigades working on a massive home-building project in Pyongyang because the songs and...
Chinese yuan exchange rate strengthens amid hopes for expanding trade
While the KPW-USD exchange rate in North Korean markets recently fell slightly, the yuan is strengthening as expectations rise about expanding trade with China.
According...
N. Korea issues orders to intensify security along border with China
In response to the “increasingly tense state of international affairs,” the North Korean authorities recently passed down new orders to strengthen security along the...
New Year’s holiday exposes large gaps between N. Korea’s rich and poor
Sinuiju’s well-off and low-income families celebrated the New Year's holiday in very different ways, with particularly stark differences in what kind of meals they...
N. Korean rice and corn market prices rise slightly toward end of 2023
North Korean market prices of rice and corn recently rose slightly after a prolonged decline that began with the start of the harvest in...
