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Chongjin man arrested for selling unusable mobile phone
A young man in Chongjin was recently detained after North Korean authorities caught him selling a broken mobile phone, Daily NK has learned.
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North Korean soft power? Pro-North Korea fringes in US and Canadian politics
As North Korea once again grabs global headlines, the Western media continues to completely ignore that the Hermit Kingdom has some very vocal domestic...
What N. Korea needs to do in 2024 to solve its...
Kim Jong Un congratulated himself at the recent 9th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee, proclaiming that "2023 was a monumental turning point...
N. Korea continues to operate nine re-education camps throughout the country
North Korea continues to operate nine re-education camps, where the number of inmates detained for violating the country's law to "eradicate reactionary thought and...
Five former soldiers in Yanggang Province complain to authorities about poverty
A group of discharged soldiers on assignment in Yanggang Province's Taehongdan County recently complained to the provincial people’s committee about their economic difficulties and...
N. Korean officials in Sinuiju hold lecture criticizing “female criminals”
Sinuiju officials recently held a lecture calling on people to "step up the struggle against women who commit crimes and treat our present suffering...
S. Hwanghae Province orders reviews of agricultural machinery
South Hwanghae Province's party committee recently issued an order for party officials to hold party cell and elementary party reviews of agricultural machinery, a...
N. Korean grain prices continue upward trend into the New Year
The upward trend in North Korean grain prices that began in December has continued into the New Year. The country's economic difficulties have led...
New survey of female N. Korean defectors in China reveals their...
Daily NK recently conducted a survey of 40 North Korean defectors in China that revealed their greatest hopes for 2024.
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Prices of rice sold in N. Korea’s state-run food shops similar...
Since the end of last year's fall harvest, the price of rice in state-run grain stores has been little different from that sold in...
