Yuan exchange rate skyrockets amid increased demand for Chinese currency
North Korea's yuan exchange rate is climbing sharply, driven by increased demand for Chinese currency due to North Korea’s “regional development 20x10 policy.”
According to...
N. Hwanghae Province orders farms to spray pesticides at the right time
The North Hwanghae Province Agricultural Guidance Bureau recently sent a directive to farms urging them to spray pesticides on wheat and barley planted last...
Kim Jong Un orders increase in shrouds, engine nozzles for warheads
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered an expansion in the production, inspection, and deployment of warhead shrouds and engine nozzles for the...
Soaring grain prices put people under more pressure in Hoeryong
Grain prices have recently been soaring at markets in the city of Hoeryong, in North Hamgyong Province, putting North Koreans under even more financial...
N. Korea imports large amounts of rice from northeastern China
North Korean authorities have recently imported large quantities of rice from northeastern China. The imports appear to be aimed at stabilizing rice prices as...
North Korea wipes “reunification” from school textbooks
North Korean authorities have ordered that the word "reunification" be removed from students' textbooks, Daily NK has learned.
"The education authorities were ordered to review...
North Korean rice prices see growing regional disparity
As rice prices continue to increase throughout North Korea's markets, regional disparities in prices have grown deeper due, at least in part, to severe...
Kim Jong Un has only just started his diplomatic game with Japan
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is an ambitious gambler with some big hang-ups.
In early 2024, 13 years into his reign, Kim made a...
North Korea moves to promote closer relations with China
The North Korean authorities recently issued a directive through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare concrete proposals to promote closer cooperation with China,...
North Korea orders hunt to capture “impure elements” in Russia
North Korean authorities have issued an order calling on North Korean workers in Russia to step up mutual surveillance and "track down internal impure...
