New contingent of “Storm Corps” sent to Sino-N. Korean border
As North Korea struggles to stop COVID-19 from entering the country by redeploying military units from the nation’s interior to the border, about 100...
No Kwang Chol appointed commander of elite “front line” unit
Former Minister of the People's Armed Forces No Kwang Chol was recently appointed commander of I Army Corps, an elite unit based on North...
North Korea prepares for annual winter military exercises
North Korea is busy preparing for its winter civil joint exercises that start annually in December. Preparations include the holding of emergency meetings for...
Mass food poisoning at military training camp for new recruits
A significant number of new recruits at a Military Mobilization Department-run training camp in Pyongsong, South Pyongyan Province fell ill from food poisoning in...
Kim Jong Un orders expansion of Pyongyang artillery test site
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered the expansion of the General Artillery Shooting Range in Daewon (Sadong District, Pyongyang), a major artillery...
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N. Korea makes it harder for discharged officers to receive “Pyongyang citizenship”
North Korea recently increased the number of years military officers must live in Pyongyang to receive local citizenship from 30 years to 35 years,...
N. Korean enlistees face tougher road to becoming soldiers
Faced with concerns over the novel coronavirus, North Korea's military has toughened the hurdles new recruits need to pass to become soldiers and have...
North Korean soldier takes revenge on her tormentor
One summer night in August of 2021, Ok Ju (an alias) — a female soldier attached to a military hospital in the North Korean...
A different take on Pak Jong Chon’s supposed sacking
Many analysts view North Korea’s sudden sacking of leading military official Pak Jong Chon during a Workers' Party plenary meeting held late last year...
The North Korean military’s winter training period ends
Following the end of the North Korean military's winter training period, soldiers are now returning to work construction projects and military-owned farmland, Daily NK...
