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N. Korea collects funds from people to fund regional development projects

North Korea is pushing ahead with a plan to build factories in the provinces under its "20x10 regional development policy." As part of this,...

New homes in North Korea’s Yanggang Province are very drafty

People who have moved into newly built houses in agricultural areas of Yanggang Province are complaining that the new homes are very drafty, Daily...

Orang County power plant suffers damage due to deadly fire in late February

Workers at a medium-sized power plant in Orang County were summoned to a public criticism meeting after a deadly fire broke out at the...

Unfounded rumors lead some N. Koreans to cancel weddings this year

A number of North Korean weddings have recently been delayed or canceled for superstitious reasons, Daily NK has learned. "A rumor is circulating in Chongjin...
Pyongyang in August 2019

N. Korean pedicab driver arrested in Pyongyang after protesting fine

A pedicab driver in Pyongyang's Hyongjesan district was recently arrested after he protested against being fined by police, Daily NK has learned. "An increasing number...
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Rodong Sinmun editorial rubs some N. Korean women the wrong way

Some North Korean women have been expressing their discontent with an editorial that ran in the Rodong Sinmun on International Women’s Day (Mar. 8)...
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N. Korean woman drinks herbicide after father opposes marriage

In Kyongwon County, North Hamgyong Province, a teacher recently tried to commit suicide because her father, a powerful official, strongly opposed her marriage to...

N. Korea calls ownership of pet dogs “non-socialist behavior”

North Korea's government is accusing people with pet dogs of committing "non-socialist behavior," Daily NK has learned. "In view of the growing number of families...
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Yanggang Province official may lose job after losing political battle

A deputy department head of the people's committee of Kapsan County, Yanggang Province, may lose his job after authorities ordered him to undergo an...
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Pyongyang still faces acute electricity shortages

Access to electricity in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, remains spotty. Even in the center of the city, home to the country's elite, power...

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