Assessing the rise of Ri Pyong Chol in North Korea’s military
A central figure in North Korea’s strategic weapons program, Ri Pyong Chol - who also serves as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission...
North Korea praises military inspectors as key to strengthening the country’s nuclear power
Ahead of Kim Jong Il’s 80th birthday anniversary, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent “special thanks” to military inspectors responsible for inspecting and...
North Korea urges residents to make “patriotic rice donations” to military
In a bid to mitigate significant shortfalls resulting from last year’s poor harvest, the North Korean authorities have ordered residents to donate rice to...
Half of the Sinpo Fishing Company’s fishermen being moved to military fishing company
Around half of the fishermen working for the Sinpo Fishing Company are being transferred to a fishing company under the Ministry of Defense, Daily...
N. Korea withdraws Storm Corps battalion guarding the border
North Korean authorities recently withdrew a Storm Corps (11th Corps) battalion guarding the border in Chagang Province, Daily NK has learned.
According to a Daily...
North Korean military officers face economic hardship
Some military officers in North Korea have reportedly been experiencing financial difficulties to the extent that some have had to move into smaller houses.
“The...
Three soldiers in Hyesan who went AWOL voluntarily return to base
Three soldiers with the 125th Light Infantry Brigade of the Eighth Corps of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) voluntarily returned to their unit after...
Kim Yo Jong conducted surprise inspection of Pyongyang’s Hospital No. 11 in mid-November
Central Committee Deputy Director Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, made a surprise inspection visit to Pyongyang’s...
N. Korea orders military training camps into “No. 1 combat posture”
Daily NK has learned that the North Korean military recently ordered training camps in all branches into “No. 1 combat posture.” The order also...
North Korean leadership faults military for causing “grave incident”
North Korea’s leadership has raised serious issues with how the military carried out the “special order” by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to...
