N. Korea’s Civil Defense University revises curriculum for the first time in 12 years
North Korea's Civil Defense University, which trains the country's civil defense commanders, has revised its education and training program for the first time in...
N. Korea reaffirms ‘ultra-hardline’ US strategy to prosecutors
The prosecutor's office in North Pyongan province recently held a lecture on domestic and international politics that reemphasized the "ultra-hardline response strategy to the...
North Korea Market Price Update: April 20, 2021
All prices shown in KPW and current as of April 20, 2021.
Data: Daily NK
Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, Sinuiju was locked down for a week in...
COVID-19 appears to be spreading through North Korea at a frightening speed. Daily NK recently learned from its network of sources in the country...
N. Korean military launches safety inspections of old bridges
North Korea’s defense ministry recently launched safety inspections of old bridges in regions where important strategic assets are deployed, Daily NK has learned.
The move...
N. Korean recalls corrupt security agents from Russia, but punishment unlikely
North Korea has begun summoning corrupt state security agents deployed to Russia in what appears to be an anti-corruption effort, but there are concerns...
North Hamgyong Province orders people’s committees to better monitor trends in markets
North Hamgyong Province’s party committee recently ordered commerce department workers in local people’s committees to “go out to the field rather than just staying...
N. Korean state security officers use remittance brokers to take money from defector families
North Korean state security officers have recently been using remittance brokers to squeeze money out of the families of defectors, a reporting partner in...
Empty virtual classrooms: N. Korea’s struggling distance education network
North Korea is pushing to build a distance education network as part of a drive to provide all workers with technical training, but universities...
Rason party committee calls on party members to “take the lead in the war...
Rason’s party committee has recently called on party cell secretaries and party members who have completed their military service to take the lead in...
