Kim Jong Un reopens political prison camp to house political enemies
A political prison camp originally thought to have been closed has been reopened since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011....
Signs emerge that North Korea may restart exports of certain goods
Amid signs that North Korea has recently restarted freight train service to acquire goods from China, there is now speculation that the country is...
N. Korea launches inspection on universities’ new academic year preparations
North Korea's Ministry of Education has dispatched inspectors to leading universities in Pyongyang and the provinces to check on lecture preparations in major departments...
N. Korean officials and workers in China ordered to collect funds for nuclear program
Following a call by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to accelerate efforts to produce nuclear weapons, North Korean authorities recently ordered its trade...
N. Korean youth league orders students to improve morale at uniform factories
The central headquarters of the North Korean Socialist Patriotic Youth League recently ordered students to help improve the morale of the factory workers who...
Fewer N. Korean patrol boats monitor area near Sinuiju than before pandemic
The number of North Korean patrol boats operating in the Yalu River near Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, has fallen by half since the start...
N. Korea and China agree to resume train service in late November
North Korea and China have recently agreed to resume international train service, which was suspended in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A source...
N. Korea shuts down Sinuiju Port amid coronavirus fears
North Korean authorities have suspended the entry and exit of freight ships at Sinuiju Port due to fears over the spread of the Wuhan...
Two Sinuiju teenagers arrested for watching South Korean films
A pair of teenagers in Sinuiju were recently arrested and detained for watching South Korean films, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity,...
North Korea’s ban on fishing in 2020 rouses anger
In late September 2020, North Korea issued an order to all fishing companies on the east and west coasts to accurately record all processes...
