The Unpopularity of Jang Sung Taek
Shenyang, China -- Hostile criticism of Jang Sung Taek, the Director of the Ministry of Administration of the Workers’ Party, has been worsening, coming...
Distribution of Soy Sauce Resumed
Changchun, China -- A source has relayed news that North Korea has begun to so-called “essential food factories” in provincial capitals for the first...
North Korean Revolutionary Merit Competition
Changchun, China -- North Korea, since December 3rd, has been holding a "Competition for Revolutionary Descendants" in each province, over two days. The competition...
The NSA Smuggling Ring
Changchun, China -- Recently in the North Korea-China border region, North Korean smuggling groups associated with the National Security Agency have been actively operating.
A...
North Korea Emphasizes “Preserve National Secrets!”
A North Korean source has relayed to Daily NK that, since the circulation of rumors of Kim Jong Il's illness, the North Korean authorities...
Water Trade Burgeoning in North Korea
Amidst the trend of increasing numbers of civilians trying to make ends meet through trade in the wake of the July 1st Economic Management...
Behind North Korean Plan to Reopen State Stores
The North Korean authorities recently announced the intention to sell all industrial products in state-operated stores, soon after announcing the revised “10th-day famers markets,”...
Who Saw Kim Jong Il in Shinuiju?
Shenyang, China -- Regarding a report on the Chosun (North Korea) Central News Agency stating that Kim Jong Il recently visited Shinuiju, a source...
Easygoing Winter Drill Underway
The North Korean winter practice drill, carried out according to its usual pattern, started on December 1.
A source from North Hamkyung Province reported...
General’s Instructions Reduced
Changchun, China -- Lectures and studies for cadres and residents have recently been cut back, but education on the subjects of Kim Il Sung...