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What crime put away most inmates at N. Korean forced labor...
People convicted of crimes related to watching or distributing illegal visual content accounted for the largest percentage of inmates at North Korean forced labor...
N. Korea’s exchange rate volatility may be decreasing thanks to increased...
The rate of rise in North Korea's foreign exchange rates has been slowing recently, suggesting that exchange rate volatility has decreased following a rise...
Several state security agency agents busted for accessing Internet without permission
Several security agents affiliated with the Ministry of State Security’s Bureau 10 regularly connected to the Internet without permission, Daily NK has learned.
The agents...
A deep dive into Kim Il Sung University’s High-Tech Development Institute
The High-Tech Development Institute at North Korea’s Kim Il Sung University is responsible for researching key basic technologies including information technology, nanotechnology, biotechnology and...
A short interview with North Korea economy expert Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
Daily NK English Editor Robert Lauler recently conducted an email-based interview with Dr. Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein, a Nonresident Fellow with the Stimson Center and...
What thermal infrared analysis can tell us about the Yongbyon nuclear...
I recently carried out thermal infrared analysis of the area around the Yongbyon nuclear complex, which is located in North Pyongan Province. The analysis...
N. Korea researching ways to dispatch ambulances more quickly
North Korea is conducting research into dispatching ambulances more quickly as it seeks to develop a faster and more effective emergency response system.
An article...
It’s too soon to be sure about Kim Jong Un’s successor,...
The debate over the successor to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Kim is heating up after Kim’s daughter, Kim Ju Ae, attended a...
Firefly Pierces the Fog of Tyranny
Only a handful of memoirs and reminiscences by North Koreans make it into print in South Korea, and far fewer still reach the rest...
