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Border envy: North Koreans long for freedom as two defectors reach...

Some residents of Hyesan on the China-North Korea border are envious of two recent defectors who reached South Korea, a source in Ryanggang province...

Snapshots from North Korea: July 29-August 2, 2024

Mother reports daughter for watching S. Korean media, shocking N. Korean workers Three female workers in their 20s from the Sinyang Export Clothing Factory in...

N. Korea’s national police agency issues directive to improve fire safety...

The Ministry of Social Security recently issued a directive to conduct fire safety inspections of relatively high-risk buildings and facilities for the month of...

Many N. Koreans skeptical about their own government’s COVID-19 statistics

North Korea is claiming that the country’s COVID-19 situation is improving, with the number of new fever cases decreasing. Yet several Daily NK sources...

Wonsan Textile Factory officials dismissed for smuggling goods across border

Trade officials and security officers at the Wonsan Textile Factory in Gangwon Province were recently dismissed for smuggling goods across the border, Daily NK...

Wonsan university on lockdown after students put under quarantine

North Korean authorities have recently diagnosed university students at a school in Gangwon Province displaying symptoms similar to COVID-19, such as high fevers and...

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