![Kim Jong Un at the fourth plenary session (plenum) of the 7th Term Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee [CC] held on April 10, 2019 constitution](https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/제7기-제4차-전원회의-218x150.jpg "What we know – and what we don’t – about Kim Jong Un’s absence")
Source: Rumors suggest that KJU recently stayed in Samjiyon
The Supreme Guard Command recently intensified control over a road used exclusively by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Samjiyon, Ryanggang Province, and...
N. Korea initiates drive to identify and register elderly “vagrants”
North Korean authorities have launched a nationwide effort to identify and register elderly “vagrants” who are aged 60 and over and have announced plans...
Training exercise for October military parade delayed until July
North Korea has delayed a large-scale training exercise for an important military parade amid concerns over COVID-19, Daily NK has learned.
The training was originally...
N. Korea uses “recorded calls” to better track down international callers
North Korea has recently begun to use recorded phone calls to improve efforts to track down international callers, Daily NK has learned.
“Signal detection units...
N. Korean innkeeper arrested for defying COVID-19 prevention rules
A North Korean innkeeper in her early 50s was recently arrested for bribing local officials to ensure that her establishment did not become a...
N. Korean prosecutor put on public trial in Hamhung
A North Korean prosecutor arrested in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, on charges of manufacturing and selling drugs as well as robbery, was recently put...
North Korean restaurants in China continue to face difficulties
North Korean restaurants in China near the border with North Korea have yet to return to normal operations and are even sending their sending...
Fluctuating exchange rates cause headaches for N. Korea’s business people
North Korea’s exchange rates have been fluctuating wildly from day to day as the country’s border with China remains closed, Daily NK has learned.
“We...
African Swine Fever takes its toll on N. Korean pig farms
African Swine Fever (ASF) has caused mass deaths of pigs at farms in South Hwanghae Province and North Hamgyong Province, leading the central government...
North Korea Market Price Update: May 9, 2020
All prices shown in KPW and current as of May 9, 2020.
Data: Daily NK
