North Korea orders officials to prepare “largest-ever celebratory events” for upcoming leadership birthdays
North Korea recently ordered officials to prepare “the largest-ever celebratory events” for the 80th birthday of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on...
North Korea establishes new system to classify inmates in political prisons
North Korea has established a new system to classify inmates of its political prisons. A source says 60% of the political prisoners in the...
There are growing signs that official trade will soon begin between China and North...
After fifteen months of economic hardship due to the COVID-19 border blockade, there are growing signs that the North Korea-China border will reopen soon....
N. Korea uses footage of young women caught wearing “capitalist” clothing in lectures
North Korean authorities have filmed women caught up in crackdowns on “capitalist” fashion and are using the footage in lectures for people in North...
North Korean border guards in Chagang Province seen wearing gas masks
Soldiers in the border buffer zone in Chunggang-eup, Chagang Province, were recently seen wearing full gas masks instead of medical masks. According to a...
Few signs in North Korea that the government is releasing military rice stores to...
In several places in North Korea, there are few signs the authorities are moving to release military stores of rice to local people despite...
N. Korean authorities order state security agency to “secretly” arrest defectors overseas
With defections by North Koreans continuing despite Pyongyang’s sealing of the border to block COVID-19 from entering the country, North Korean authorities have reportedly...
N. Korean officials favorably view the inter-Korean railway project
North Korean government officials favorably view the inter-Korean railway project currently being pushed for by the South Korean government, Daily NK sources in the...
North Korea rails against women using nannies to take care of their children
North Korean authorities have ordered an end to the largely urban practice of hiring nannies to look after children. The order comes amid North...
Bananas: A future crop for North Korea?
There are signs that an increasing number of North Koreans are interested in the cultivation of bananas and other fruits and vegetables typically grown...
