N. Korea conducts nationwide lectures explaining new language law
North Korea recently announced plans to enact the “Pyongyang Cultural Language Protection Act” at the upcoming Jan. 17 meeting of the Supreme People’s Assembly....
N. Korea’s security officials scramble to collect cash for New Year’s gifts
Security officials working in regions along the China-North Korea border scrambled to put together money to pay their superiors as 2022 came to an...
N. Korea increases fishing operations to break past economic difficulties
North Korea has recently been permitting an increase in fishing operations, even as the country remains on guard against COVID-19. However, this move appears to...
Agricultural officials in several regions punished for failing to achieve annual quotas
Agricultural bureaucrats in several regions of North Korea were recently disciplined during general reviews held ahead of a Central Committee plenary meeting scheduled for...
N. Korea prepares large-scale military parade amid freezing cold weather
North Korean authorities are preparing a large-scale military parade despite cold weather with temperatures of 10 below zero.
According to a Daily NK source in...
N. Korea’s wealthy prepare luxurious New Year’s gifts for each other
North Korea’s wealthy entrepreneurial class, or donju, are busy preparing luxurious gifts for the New Year despite economic troubles brought on by the COVID-19...
More and more young N. Koreans are living together before marriage
The number of young North Koreans living together before marriage is on the rise, Daily NK has learned.
“The percentage of young people who live...
New N. Korean video harshly condemns people caught enjoying foreign content
North Korean authorities recently produced a video that shows the public humiliation of people who were caught enjoying and distributing South Korean TV shows...
N. Korea commends Storm Corps soldiers for defense of border during pandemic
North Korea recently conducted an end-of-the year commendation ceremony for “model warriors” of the 11th Corps — the so-called “Storm Corps” — and border...
N. Korea sells food more cheaply than markets through state-run food shops
North Korean authorities are selling grain such as rice and corn through state food shops to mark the 10th anniversary of North Korean leader...
