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Recent Kim Jong Un order equates “delusions about South Korea” with...

Rason's party committee recently instructed local party officials on the contents of an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that equated "delusions...

People facing bitter cold in Hyesan steal anything that burns to...

Facing the bitter cold, some Hyesan residents have resorted to stealing their neighbors' outhouse doors for firewood, Daily NK has learned. "Many households outside downtown...

Why is N. Korea excluding Chagang Province-based soldiers from overseas work?

North Korea's Ministry of Defense recently ordered military-affiliated trading companies that recruit soldiers for overseas postings to exclude those from Chagang Province as candidates,...

N. Korea issues orders to intensify security along border with China

In response to the “increasingly tense state of international affairs,” the North Korean authorities recently passed down new orders to strengthen security along the...

N. Korean government review finds that many violators of state secrets...

Members of the Ministry of State Security (MSS) are tasked with protecting state secrets, but a review of violators of the 2023 State Secrets...

N. Korea orders provinces to renovate tourist sites to promote tourism

North Korea recently ordered local authorities throughout the country to renovate tourist sites and aggressively promote travel destinations, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...

Yanggang Province officials seek out bribes from people using electricity on...

Yanggang Province authorities are carrying out frequent inspections of people’s electricity usage in areas along the China-North Korea border so they can shake people...

Hoeryong security officials launch crackdown on Chinese phone users for year-end...

Officials with the Hoeryong branch of the Ministry of State Security have launched a sweeping crackdown on users of Chinese mobile phones to collect...

Ahead of expansion of trade with Russia, N. Korea orders major...

As North Korea seeks to expand economic cooperation with Russia, it has ordered a major overhaul of trading companies operating in the Rason Special...

Cancer-stricken N. Korean defector in China receives funds from fellow defectors

North Korean defectors living in China's Jilin Province recently collected RMB 10,000 (around USD 1,400) for a fellow defector suffering from cancer, Daily NK...

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