Diverted military morphine raises health fears for North Korean officer’s wife
A North Korean army officer has spent years diverting morphine meant for military medical facilities to his wife. A source inside the military told...
North Korea probes army corruption after soldiers found starving on construction sites
North Korea's Ministry of Defense has ordered a monthlong special inspection by military prosecutors after reports surfaced that soldiers deployed to rural construction sites...
As smugglers vanish from North Korea’s border, security agents’ lifestyles take a hit
North Korea's crackdown on smuggling along its border with China has cut off a key source of side income for state security agents who...
North Korea military officer discharged over wife’s Chinese relative
North Korean authorities recently discharged a military officer stationed in Hamhung after discovering that his wife has a relative in China who is an...
North Korean military officer executed for stealing reserve grain
A North Korean military officer arrested for embezzling state reserve grain meant for the armed forces was recently executed in public.
A Daily NK source...
North Korea orders surprise inspections of civilian militias
North Korea has ordered surprise inspections of civilian militias' war readiness across the country, a move a source says is intended to raise domestic...
Two officers seriously injured as North Korea’s new anti-aircraft gun fails rapid-fire test
A gun barrel ruptured during rapid-fire testing of a new North Korean anti-aircraft gun at a firing range in Chongjin in mid-June 2026, seriously...
Officers’ wives brawl over rations as money trumps rank in North Korea
A fistfight broke out between military officers' wives waiting for food rations in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, exposing how money is reshaping the social...
North Korea uses Russia’s Victory Day to push war readiness doctrine
North Korea used its military's participation in Russia's Victory Day parade to conduct ideological indoctrination sessions targeting security officials, in what reflects Pyongyang's effort...
North Korea soldiers forced into soybean farming say officers take the best of the...
North Korean soldiers stationed in Hamhung, the capital of South Hamgyong province, have been mobilized en masse for soybean planting on military-run auxiliary farms,...
