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N. Korea boosts number of military-affiliated trading companies
North Korea recently began boosting the number of trading companies affiliated with the military and is currently supplementing personnel to staff them, Daily NK...
N. Hamgyong Province family arrested in remittance payment sting
The family of a North Korean defector in North Hamgyong Province who received a remittance payment was recently been apprehended by state security agents,...
Hyesan mobilizes some 8,000 students to celebrate Kim Il Sung’s birthday
Hyesan authorities mobilized around 8,000 students for a large-scale event to celebrate Kim Il Sung's birthday on Apr. 15. The event was by far...
N. Korea’s electronic payment gateway, Ullim 2.0, can be used on...
North Korea’s electronic payment gateway Ullim 2.0 can now be used on an ordinary computer, Daily NK has learned.
Daily NK recently obtained the user...
N. Korea released at least five new smartphone models last year
North Korea released five new smartphones last year despite the closure of the border due to COVID-19 and severe economic troubles.
Daily NK recently obtained...
One N. Korean woman’s experience at a reform through labor camp
Testimony has once again emerged regarding human rights abuses at North Korean reeducation camps, including terrible conditions and long periods of back-breaking labor.
According to...
N. Korean military reinforces discipline of signalmen after deadly mishandling of...
After a signalman with North Korea’s Ninth Corps in North Hamgyong Province died while riding on the back of a moving vehicle, the military...
Former military officer who met N. Korea’s Supreme Leader remains hungry
A Kangwon Province resident who met the country’s supreme leader twice asked the Workers’ Party of Korea for help his hungry family, but three...
N. Korean crackdown forces closure of businesses in Sinuiju
North Korean authorities are conducting a nationwide inspection focused on the cleanliness and general operations of restaurants, bath houses and other similar businesses. The...
Samsu County officials jail elderly man for causing disturbance at police...
A man in his 60s living in Samsu County was recently jailed for causing a disturbance at a police station while trying to deal...
