Tag: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Family disappears after child takes scissors to Kim portraits  The Daily NK learned belatedly that at the end of July an entire family from Chongjin,...

A North Korean Potemkin Village  People view North Korea in two different ways. For example, take a look at the picture above. You can see...

Korean Constitution changed to augment Kim Jong Un’s power Kim Jong Un continues to expand his power. During the second session of the 14th Supreme...

North Korea held events nationwide to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice Agreement, marking the end of the Korean War...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a construction site in Samjiyon County, Ryanggang Province. Image: Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The North Korean authorities...

A North Korean family who were preparing to escape to South Korea were arrested and interrogated by members of the Ministry of State Security...

Two military factory laborers held in a correctional labor camp (kyohwaso) in Chagang Province have received severe punishment, including 10 days in solitary confinement,...

North Korea’s funerals are becoming more commercialized, a sign of the development emerging in the country. Previously in North Korea, most funerals were conducted...

Editor’s Note: Thae Yong Ho was serving as North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom when he chose to defect with his family...

Two people are dead and one injured following a stabbing incident in Hyesan, Ryanggang Province earlier this month. The assailant has yet to be...