Repatriated North Korean students await decisions on their futures
Hundreds of North Korean students who were repatriated last year are being transferred to domestic universities or assigned to work. The future of the...
North to Hold UN Press Conference
North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations has announced a press conference will be held at 11am on the 24th (EST).No details were provided...
Merchants seize opportunity as government demand for CCTV cameras increases
A store near Junggu Station in Pyongyang displays a sign advertising surveillance equipment. Image: Daily NKUnification Media Group (UMG): Earlier this year, Daily NK sources...
North Korean Gold in U.S. Supply Chains
In the
process of examining supply chains in order to comply with legislation prohibiting the use of metals such as gold, tungsten, tantalum or tin from mines in...
North Hamgyong Province party committee discusses measures to develop fishing industry
The provincial party committee of North Hamgyong Province has reportedly held a plenary meeting to discuss ways to fulfill economic plans in the fisheries...
Russia Cautious on North Korea Sanctions
There are worries that Russia may be backing away from placing sanctions on North Korea in response to its nuclear test of May 25th....
Some North Korean forced labor camps giving more “production tasks” than last year
Inmates at some forced labor camps in North Korea have reportedly been tasked with producing more wigs, false eyelashes and other goods. This suggests...
General Works Day and Night for the People
North Korean state media has released Kim Jong Il’s latest comments on the state of his health, “I feel my brain getting muddled due...
April brings fuel price hike
Firm sanctions imposed by the UN on North
Korea have now been in effect for over a month. Although rice prices and the
exchange rate in...
Two students in Haeju put on public trial for watching and distributing South Korean...
Two students at Haeju University of Agriculture in South Hwanghae Province were recently put on public trial for watching, copying, and distributing South Korean...
