Tag: government
N. Korean police ordered to hit streets daily
North Korean police officers have received new orders to abandon desk duties and increase neighborhood patrols. The directive marks a significant escalation in North...
Empty virtual classrooms: N. Korea’s struggling distance education network
North Korea is pushing to build a distance education network as part of a drive to provide all workers with technical training, but universities...
Surprise healthcare audit creates chaos in North Korean hospitals
Healthcare workers in North Hamgyong province are unsettled by a surprise audit of the medical sector ordered by the government.
According to a source in...
N. Korean military holds emergency meeting following S. Korea’s martial law...
Top officers in the North Korean military held an emergency meeting shortly after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law at 10:23 pm...
N. Koreans ambivalent about Kim Jong Un’s new portrait hanging alongside...
North Koreans have mixed feelings about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's portrait appearing alongside his predecessors, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il,...
N. Korean importers complain about long inspection periods
North Korean importers are complaining that inspections of goods at Hyesan's customs house are taking too long, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of...
Four N. Korean stationmasters arrested for failing to show loyalty to...
The North Korean Ministry of State Security has recently informed senior officials at provincial bureaus about the punishment given to people arrested in connection...
Two Onsong County officials face struggle session for non-socialist behavior
A public struggle session was held at a raw material base in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, in early April against two people who...
A new proposal for unifying the two Koreas
South Korea’s 22nd parliamentary election is now over. On Apr. 10, the same day as the South Korean election, Kim Jong Un paid a...
Young North Koreans are taking pains to avoid military service
Editor's Note: In Sep. 2021, North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly adopted the “Youth Education Guarantee Act,” one of the “big three” oppressive laws passed...
