Rason takes action amid reports of children collapsing from hunger
Children have been collapsing from malnutrition even in Rason, a North Korean city that was regarded as being in decent economic shape despite the...
Statement Regarding Recent Volexity Report on Daily NK Malicious Code Attack
Volexity, a cyber security company based in the US, recently reported through a blog post that it had observed malicious code on Daily NK’s...
What three N. Koreans have to say about their country’s historic cold weather
The Korean Peninsula was hit by a historic cold snap last week, with temperatures in North Korea hovering between minus 20 and minus 30....
Joint task force cracks down on users of illegal cell phones in Hyesan
A joint task force from the Central Committee’s Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of State Security (MSS) was recently dispatched to Hyesan, Yanggang...
North Korea closes off roads in Sinuiju, leading to serious inconveniences for ordinary people
North Korea has taken measures to restrict public movement in the North Korea-China border region since restarting freight train service with China, closing off...
N. Korea moves to open military educational institutions in May
North Korea is making efforts to ensure its military educational institutions start classes in May, Daily NK has learned.
An order handed down by military...
North Korea’s emphasis to its people at the start of the year: manure
To herald the new year, the North Korean authorities gave people their first assignment: the “manure battle.” A source told Daily NK that this...
Amid monsoon rains, N. Korean fruit orchards face severe damage from pests
Orchards in some parts of North Korea have been severely damaged by disease and pests due to monsoon rains that began from mid-July, Daily...
North Korean aluminum factory releases pollutants straight into the air
The area surrounding Bukchang Aluminum Factory, North Korea’s only aluminum smelting and alloying plant, is suffering from severe environmental degradation. The factory’s dust scrubbers...
Musan Mine on the verge of total shutdown, sources say
Musan Mine in North Hamgyong Province is North Korea’s largest iron ore production site. As mineral exports have fallen in the wake of international...
