N. Korea relocates over 40 families away from China-North Korea border region
Last month, the North Korean government relocated a large number of families considered “impure elements” from North Hamgyong Province’s border region to remote rural...
N. Korean elite jockey for job assignments in Pyongyang’s new Hwasong District
Following a recent decision to elevate Pyongyang's Hwasong area to "district" status, North Korean authorities have been busy organizing administrative units in the new...
Samjiyon party committee holds emergency meeting after deaths due to illicit drugs
The party committee of Samjiyon, Yanggang Province, recently held an emergency meeting following a rash of deaths from illegal narcotics, which people are taking...
Pyongyangites quarantined at home complain of water shortages
North Koreans quarantined at home in some parts of Pyongyang have recently complained of water shortages, leading the authorities to mobilize special military units...
N. Korea orders Unified Command 82 to intensify crackdowns on anti-socialist behavior
North Korea’s central government has once again ordered “Unified Command 82” to intensify its crackdown on so-called “anti-socialist and non-socialist behavior,” including the watching...
N. Koreans eye investment opportunities in Pyongyang’s Hwasong District
Following the North Korean government’s move to develop new housing complexes in Pyongyang’s newly designated “Hwasong District,” many people in the city are eyeing...
Daily NK asks three North Koreans their views of S. Korea’s new president
A week has passed since South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, took office. In that time, North Korea has launched several short-range ballistic missiles...
Why are young North Koreans shunning marriage more than ever?
Young people in the North Korean city of Chongjin are increasingly shunning marriage because they lack the financial security to start new lives in...
N. Korea’s difficult economic situation forces people to risk their lives to make ends...
A recent report from inside North Korea suggests that a growing number of the country’s citizens are manufacturing incidents and accidents for compensation money.
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N. Korea sentences young woman to two decades in prison for distributing S. Korean...
North Korea has sentenced a woman in her 20s to two decades in prison for distributing a large amount of “impure” cultural materials, Daily...
