N. Hamgyong Province security officials demand more bribes from remittance brokers than before
Remittance brokers along the Chinese-North Korean border in North Hamgyong Province have recently been forced to pay larger payments to Ministry of State Security...
N. Koreans can use e-payments to buy items through popular e-commerce app
North Koreans can use both bank cards and bank transfers to buy goods on a popular mobile e-commerce app used to purchase items from...
The Rules of Mourning, c.1994
Kim Jong Il’s funeral is in progress as we speak.
Similar to Kim Il Sung’s funeral in 1994, Kim Jong Il’s funeral doubtless comes with...
Peak Rice-Planting Time in North Korea
It is the peak time for rice-planting in North Korea. Adults and children all rush into the paddies and get busy planting rice all...
N. Korean workers in China turn to home-based work to eke by
A lecture held for workers at a clothing factory in Jilin Province recently highlighted the poor economic situation in North Korea and encouraged them...
Some Samjiyon evictees face the coming winter cold in tents
As construction teams begin to demolish houses near Samjiyon city to make way for new housing developments, some of the evictees are facing the...
Taking the Temperature of Post-Kim Society
The middle aged female trader from Kangye told Daily NK, “Of course people are only concerned with the problem of survival; they’re not interested...
North Korea Market Prices Update: August 14, 2018
All prices shown in KPW and current as of August 14, 2018. Data: Daily NK
A Memoir of a Former POW: “They Called Me the Sly One”
“After some thought, one POW leaped at the man (guard) and struck him on the head with a rock. ‘Ahh!’ the guard roared in...
North Korean Clock of Children’s Rights Runs Backward
June 1st is International Children’s Day. Since June 1st, 1950, North Korea has officially celebrated Children’s Day with various events for children.
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