Cadre family members move to take over foreign currency-earning enterprises

High-ranking officials in North Korea’s Workers’ Party, military, and administration are reportedly using dubious methods to take over foreign currency-earning enterprises. A common technique...

North Korean authorities keep laborers abroad to beat sanctions

The regime is extending the duration of dispatch for North Korea’s overseas laborers in a bid to generate more income while under international sanctions....

Do Not Worry, From Now On You Will Live Well

Kim Joon Shik (pseudonym, 45) lives in Chongjin, North Hamkyung. He went to visit his relatives in Longjing, China to acquire some goods to...

An Inside Look at the Plight of the Kkotjebi

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To Hamheung Traders: 150,000 Won for Pyongyang!

The North Korean authorities in Hamheung are demanding 150,000 won from each trader in local markets to support construction projects in Pyongyang, according to...

Hundreds Dying on Construction Sites

With 2012 and the 100th birthday of Kim Il Sung right around the corner, North Korea is focusing heavily on securing funds for the...
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N. Korea recently established the “External Trade Information Technology Exchange Center” in Pyongyang

North Korea recently established the “External Trade Information Technology Exchange Center” under the Cabinet’s Ministry of External Economic Relations, Daily NK has learned. The...

North Korea Promoting State of War, Again

Since the Cheonan incident results were released, the North Korean authorities have been working to heighten domestic tension by holding military exercises, causing ordinary...

New mandatory lectures target smuggled phone users, warn against ‘complaints’

The North Korean authorities are continuing their campaign against foreign information with the delivery of new mandatory lectures at workplaces nationwide. The lectures are...

Propaganda Tools on Show in New Film

The North Korean authorities have produced a documentary film about willing “re-defector” Park In Sook and the forcibly repatriated Jeon Young Chul, and are...

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