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China arrests dozens of North Koreans attempting to illegally enter the...
The Chinese border patrol is conducting an investigation after dozens of North Koreans were discovered illegally trying to enter China by ship, Daily NK...
An interview with North Korea expert Dr. Chan Young Bang
Daily NK recently conducted an email-based interview with Dr. Chan Young Bang, who is a former economic advisor to Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first president...
Chinese police carry out surprise inspections of phones owned by defectors
An atmosphere of fear is taking hold in some regions of China as the country's police carry out random inspections of the mobile phone...
Manager of S. Pyongan Province party school farm jailed for corruption
A North Korean who was entrusted with managing the auxiliary farm of a local county party school in South Pyongan Province faces criminal punishment...
Snapshots from North Korea – Week of Apr. 3, 2023
Daily NK Snapshots are synopses of select articles from our Korean website. Snapshots provide a window into Daily NK’s reporting and into everyday life and...
N. Korea orders people to record their military support activities in...
North Korea recently issued a nationwide order calling on people to demonstrate the “good practice of providing support to the military,” Daily NK has...
What impact will N. Korea’s revised mobile telecommunications law have on...
North Koreans are using their mobile phones to exchange information from the outside world and complain about their own society. A reporting partner inside...
N. Korean border guard in Samjiyon deserts unit due to starvation
A starving border guard recently deserted his unit in Samjiyon, Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned.
“Recently, a border guard unit in Samjiyon was put...
N. Korean market prices for rice continue to fall for two...
The price of rice in North Korean markets has continued to fall for two straight months. This trends appears to be due to an...
Do you know the punishment for smuggling a Bible into North...
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
In the summer of 2021,...
