North Korean Authorities Order Markets to Open Every 10-days, from 2009

The North Korean authorities have been on the move to strengthen recent market regulation policies. The 6th edition of “NK In & Out,” a...

Be Careful, the Leaflets Are Radioactive

The North Korean authorities spread a rumor saying that the leaflets sent from South Korea by NGOs were radioactive and would make people go...

Violent Battle on Provincial Train

Shenyang, China -- A gunfight on October 22nd between train security agents and soldiers in Manpo, a border town across the Yalu River from...

Jang Sung Taek Returned to Core of Power

Shenyang, China -- A Daily NK source from North Korea reports that Jang Sung Taek, the Director of the Ministry of Administration of the...

People’s Safety Agency Targeting Women Cyclists

Shenyang, China -- With the rapid increase in the number of bicycle-owning households, accidents and incidents involving them are becoming common. Conflicts between women...

Dare Not Be Curious about Dear Leader’s Health

Shenyang, China -- The North Korean authorities have began to address the management of popular opinion by releasing pictures of Kim Jong Il watching...

South Korean Movies Not Popular Anymore in North Korea

Changchun, China -- In North Korea, the fervor of the South Korean Waves is on the wane; Korean dramas, which have spearheaded the spread...

First Generation Revolutionary Passes Away

Park Sung Cheol, former member of the Politburo of the Chosun (North Korea) Workers’ Party, holder of many top governmental posts and the vice-chairman...

70% of Households Use Bikes

Shenyang, China -- Bicycles are becoming ever more universal in North Korea, with seven out of 10 households owning them. As a result,...

North Korea Also Hit by Financial Crisis

The global financial crisis has even hit North Korea, via China. A North Korean inside source, in an interview with the Daily NK on the...

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