North Korean government distributes electronic scales to fight military corruption
After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasized an end to corruption in his New Year’s Address, orders have reportedly been handed down to...
North Korea moved up dates of missile launches for strategic reasons
North Korea recently carried out its fifth provocative missile launch of the year. According to a source in the country, Pyongyang moved up the...
N. Korea races to field strategic weapons before US election in November
North Korea recently raised tensions by announcing the launch of a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a new solid-fuel propulsion system. Pyongyang appears...
N. Korean officers’ academy cadet dismissed due to checkered past
After his past misdeeds came to light, a North Korean soldier at a training academy for logistics officers recently had his admission revoked and...
N. Korean military pushes back hard on “invasion of foreign culture” in the ranks
Room 79 of the General Political Bureau's Publishing Censorship Department recently initiated a sweeping crackdown on what it calls the “invasion of foreign culture"...
North Korea issues order for the promotions of military officers ahead of Kim Jong...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued an order to the entire military calling for sweeping promotions ahead of the 80th birthday of...
Some in N. Korea believe that a seventh nuclear test “is not urgent”
Though North Korea made no direct mention of the fifth anniversary of its declared “completion” of its nuclear force on Monday, inside North Korea,...
N. Korean military calls for efforts to prevent incidents between civilians and soldiers
The North Korean army’s General Staff Department recently issued an emergency order to the entire military calling for measures to prevent incidents that worsen...
N. Korean military replaces karoke machines in celebration of two important anniversaries
The North Korean military's General Political Bureau is currently replacing the karaoke machines in use across the entire military with newer models, Daily NK...
What is the Kim Jong Il University of Military Politics?
A Daily NK source in North Korea recently provided some details about Kim Jong Il University of Military Politics, a school that was introduced...
