Tag: foreign content
Chinese MP7 becomes hot item among N. Korean youth
A Chinese-made portable media player called the MP7 has recently become a hot commodity among North Korean young people and university students, Daily NK...
N. Korea sets new S. Korea policy, views military pact as...
North Korea has been quietly reshaping its South Korea policy since Lee Jae-myung took office, leaving open the possibility of easing tensions and pursuing...
N. Korea tightens control over students abroad with new security measures
North Korea is revising its guidelines for monitoring students studying abroad, with authorities emphasizing the critical importance of controlling overseas scholars.
A source in North...
Surveillance mandate breeds discontent among N. Korean party ranks
The North Korean authorities have ordered crackdowns on the distribution of "impure" South Korean media and foreign electronic documents, while pushing party members to...
N. Korean traders face growing losses as state inspections turn predatory
North Korean traders are reporting increasing losses of goods during state inspections of unofficial trade, Daily NK has learned.
"Traders in Hyesan who import from...
Not a single leaflet: N. Korea orders total blockade of South’s...
North Korean authorities have called for heightened vigilance among security personnel following recent alleged drone incidents over Pyongyang.
According to a Daily NK source in...
Paranoia or protectionism? North Korea’s dangerous game with Chinese returnees
North Korean authorities have recently intensified surveillance and control of Chinese residents in the country. After lifting strict border controls post-COVID-19, many Chinese who...
Fearing defections, N. Korea intensifies surveillance along border after flooding
North Korean authorities, fearing potential defections, have intensified surveillance and restrictions on relief workers brought to rebuild areas damaged by flooding along the Chinese...
N. Korean youth secretly learn tech skills to access outside world
Despite strict controls, young North Koreans are increasingly seeking computer and information technology skills, driven by curiosity about the outside world.
A source in North...
N. Hamgyong Province intensifies crackdowns on consumption, distribution of foreign content
Crackdowns and inspections targeting the consumption or distribution of foreign content, including South Korean movies and dramas, have suddenly intensified in North Hamgyong Province...
