Jang Sung Taek Does Not Have Power over Military
There is a limit to Director of the Ministry of Administration of the Chosun (North Korea) Workers’ Party Jang Sung Taek’s domination over the...
Whither North Korean Democratization?
Democratization in the Middle East has proven possible due in large part to the existence of opposition forces which have been able to oppose...
Rumors circulate once again that Hyesan customs house will open in May
Rumors are once again circulating that the customs house in Hyesan will open from May, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a...
France Eyeing Relations with North Korea
The envoy appointed last week by President Nicholas Sarkozy of France to oversee the country’s North Korea policy and investigate ways that Paris might...
Majority of Pyongyang state-run factories close after US-DPRK summit fails to bear fruit
Most of Pyongyang’s state-run enterprises ceased operations earlier this month, leading to concerns for the laborers employed at these sites who have suddenly lost their...
Visible Development a Shallow Indicator
The North Korean authorities are playing a risky game borne of the need to secure hard currency flows to finance imports whilst preserving regime...
N. Hamgyong Province party committee holds meeting about progress in improving childrearing policies
Daily NK has learned that the party committee of North Hamgyong Province recently held a meeting to evaluate how well the province was fulfilling...
Prisoners Break Free during Transport
Twenty-six prisoners broke free of guards while being transported to the "No. 12 Reeducation Camp”, located at the Jeongeu-ri in Hoiryeong City, North Hamkyung...
Warning•Axe Delivered… Hwang Jang Yop’s Terror Threat
Hwang Jang Yop, Chairman of the North Korean Democratization Alliance received yet another condemning delivery containing a warning and axe.
It was revealed on...
Mt. Geumgang, a South Korean Territory in North Korea
One day in May, 1989 when I first visited Mt. Geumgang.
At the time I was in Pyongyang, it was cultivating season and many people...
