Market official on patrol in Sunchon, South Pyongan Province

[Interview] How are North Korea’s markets doing following the closure of the Sino-North Korean...

It has been over a year since North Korean authorities locked down the border in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As all...
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Life in Pyongyang through the perspective of those who live there

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's focus recently has been on his country's capital city of Pyongyang. Kim, during a Politburo meeting held last month,...
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N. Korea quarantines suspected coronavirus cases in Sinuiju

Following the broadcast of a North Korean health ministry official discussing the symptoms of the Wuhan coronavirus on state television on Jan. 21, North...
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S. Korea gave death sentence to deported fishermen

The South Korean recently government deported two North Koreans captured in the East Sea. Amid questions surrounding what happened after they entered South Korean...
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Why are bribes in Pyongyang so expensive?

North Koreans are typically forced to pay bribes to get themselves out of trouble when caught watching foreign movies and dramas. For example, Daily...

North Koreans on Sino-North Korean border share views on Xi visit

North Koreans all over the country are sharing their opinions about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea as state TV and...

The North Korean people believe in Kim Jong Un when it comes to denuclearization,...

Daily NK conducted an interview with a resident of North Korea’s South Pyongan Province on the topic of the third inter-Korean summit, which was...

How to effect lasting change in North Korea: Interview with KINU Director Son Gi...

As South Korea’s new president Moon Jae In settles into office, focus is turning towards the incoming administration’s North Korea policy. Unlike conservative governments,...

Interview: Ha Tae Kyung on potential for government-backed civilian broadcasts to NK

The following is a transcript of Unification Media Group's recent interview (video available in Korean above) with Saenuri Party lawmaker Ha Tae Kyung.Unification Media...

Interview Transcript: Bruce Klingner

The following is an abridged transcript of the interview with Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies...

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