Tag: covid-19
Economic crisis drives North Korean city dwellers to countryside
Urban residents in North Korea's city of Hamhung are relocating to rural areas like Hongwon and Riwon counties due to severe economic hardships making...
Pyongyang escalates crackdown on overseas communication
North Korean authorities have intensified their crackdown on cross-border communications, threatening residents in border regions with reeducation camp sentences for any overseas phone calls....
Pyongyang’s drone drama: Official narrative meets internal skepticism
North Korea has accused South Korea of orchestrating a recent drone infiltration over Pyongyang and delivered an ideological lecture to senior party officials about...
Paranoia or protectionism? North Korea’s dangerous game with Chinese returnees
North Korean authorities have recently intensified surveillance and control of Chinese residents in the country. After lifting strict border controls post-COVID-19, many Chinese who...
N. Korean workers in China face severe stress due to repatriation...
North Korean workers in China are complaining of severe stress due to continued delays in their return home and their stifling lives confined to...
N. Koreans scoff at government’s salt water remedy
North Korean authorities are urging citizens to gargle with salt water daily as a disease prevention measure during their September-October sanitation campaign. Locals, however,...
N. Koreans facing economic hardship flock to gold mines to make...
Amid economic hardship, a growing number of North Koreans are flocking to gold mines in Unsan and Pakchon counties to earn money through odd...
The evolution of N. Korea’s markets: Adapting to economic realities
North Korea's approach to markets has undergone a transformation, balancing state control with economic necessities. As COVID-19 is now classified as endemic, the role...
Bribery and flaws plague N. Korea’s border security inspections
North Korea is conducting inspections of border security facilities along its border with China, leading to frequent instances of border guard officers bribing inspection...
N. Korea sent workers to Russia before Putin-KJU summit
North Korean authorities sent new workers to Russia ahead of the recent summit between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, Daily NK has learned.
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