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N. Korean government orders Rason to speed up transformation into tourist...
North Korea’s central government recently handed down a directive to increase the Rason Free Economic Zone’s level of urbanization with a view to transform...
New N. Korean report cites around 400 cybercrime-related incidents inside the...
The increase in the number of smartphones and other mobile devices inside North Korea has led to a rise in cybercrime, with even high-ranking...
North Korea orders unhealthy workers in Russia to return home
North Korea recently ordered workers deployed to Russia to return home if their ability to work is impaired due to health problems, Daily NK...
N. Korea expands number of hours markets can operate in border...
North Koreans living near the border with China are welcoming a reduction in curfew hours and an expansion in the number of hours markets...
Chongjin woman caught in fashion crackdown avoids forced labor camp with...
After being caught wearing clothing deemed improper by the authorities in late March, a young woman in Chongjin paid a bribe to avoid being...
Pyongyang still suffers from unreliable power supply
Pyongyang may be described in North Korean propaganda as the “capital of the revolution,” but it does not have a steady supply of electricity....
N. Korean restaurants in northeastern China refuse to serve S. Korean...
Following the start of US-South Korean military drills in early March, North Korean restaurants in Dandong, Liaoning Province, have been refusing entry to South...
N. Hamgyong Province conducts crackdown on illegal activity at print shops,...
The North Hamgyong Province branch of the Non-Socialist and Anti-Socialist Unified Command (below: “Unified Command”) recently launched a province-wide crackdown on illegal activity at...
N. Korean officials and workers in China ordered to collect funds...
Following a call by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to accelerate efforts to produce nuclear weapons, North Korean authorities recently ordered its trade...
Snapshots from North Korea – Week of March 20, 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...
