Sources: Rice in food distributions is from outside of North Korea
North Korean authorities recently provided rice to government cadres and their families, but multiple sources inside the country say the rice originated from outside...
North Korea claims to have developed device to prevent myopia in children
North Korean media recently claimed that the country has developed an alarm device for eyesight protection as part of efforts to prevent myopia in...
North Korea supplies second round of provisions to families facing food shortages
Daily NK learned Tuesday that North Korean authorities issued a second round of food provisions to food-short households in border regions of Yanggang and...
Trading company officials in N. Hamgyong Province arrested for making and smuggling drugs
North Korean authorities have reportedly arrested workers at the Unha General Trading Company branch in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, for allegedly manufacturing and...
North Korea’s forced rural relocation schemes sometimes lead to heartbreak
Young people in North Korea continue to suffer heartbreak and other losses as the authorities encourage them to “volunteer” to live in rural agricultural...
North Korean schools will go on vacation in August
North Korea’s education ministry recently issued orders regarding this year’s summer vacation during a virtual meeting with the education departments of the nation’s 13...
N. Hamgyong Province organizes “secret disciplinary units” to crack down on anti-socialist behavior
North Korean authorities have recently established "secret disciplinary units" led by Socialist Women's Union of Korea organizations and members in North Hamgyong Province to...
Some North Koreans are too poor to buy rice sold by the government at...
North Korean authorities have recently begun selling rice to citizens at prices lower than those found in markets, but some destitute families are still...
Three Haeju university students brought to court for watching and distributing S. Korean videos
Three university students in Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, were tried in a public court late last month for watching and distributing South Korean videos.
According...
North Korea begins selecting new residents for Pyongyang’s 10,000 new homes
North Korean authorities have already begun selecting families to move into 10,000 newly constructed homes in Pyongyang this autumn.
The move follows a recent order...
