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UN appoints first Resident Coordinator in North Korea in three years
On Mar. 1, United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Italian Joe Colombano as the U.N. Resident Coordinator (RC) in the Democratic People's Republic...
New report shows how digitally disconnected North Korea is from the...
North Korea remains unconnected to the digital world.
The latest Digital 2024 Global Reports showed that only fewer than 10,000 people in North Korea have...
A detailed plan for how to deal with crises on the...
Opinions differ on possible North Korean provocations and the outbreak of war on the Korean peninsula. Of course, predictions can differ. However, it is...
“Citizens with North Korean backgrounds”? What gives?
On Feb. 21, Korea's Presidential Committee for National Cohesion established a special commission on "trends among citizens with a North Korean background" to develop...
N. Korea sold illegal gambling websites to S. Korean cybercrime ring
A North Korean organization under the Workers’ Party has reportedly created thousands of illegal online gambling websites in cooperation with an unidentified South Korean...
N. Korea launches probe into students obtaining diplomas without attending class
North Korea's education authorities have launched a probe into so-called "8.3 students." These students use their networks and money to bribe schools for diplomas...
N. Korea’s factories drag their feet amid calls to achieve 20×10...
Despite moves by the North Korean government to implement the ambitious "20x10 regional development policy," factory officials are trying to avoid being pulled into...
Exclusive: False eyelashes sold in China are assembled in North Korea
Various types of false eyelashes assembled in North Korean prisons are being packaged in China and sold online, Daily NK has learned.
When Daily NK...
US imposed highest number of sanctions on DPRK under US President...
According to a list compiled by the U.S Department of State, the United States responded with sanctions on average once a month to North...
N. Korea is curiously silent about its upcoming general elections
South Korea is currently filled with excitement over its April general elections. The newspapers and news shows are plastered with party platforms and the...
