Tag: kaesong
Behind N. Korea’s lockdown of Kaesong in July 2020
In July 2020, Kaesong was put on lockdown when a North Korean defector crossed the inter-Korean border amid the COVID pandemic.
According to media reports,...
Ten questions on North Korea with Daily NK President Lee Kwang...
This year has seen a wide range of developments in North Korean affairs. From a major shift in North Korea's unification policy to a...
North Korea’s economic tapestry and the Ministry of Unification’s perilous position
The recent release of a comprehensive report (read here in Korean) by South Korea's Ministry of Unification into North Korea's economy not only provides...
Kaesong dialect targeted in N. Korea’s drive to eliminate non-standard speech
As the North Korean government seeks to tighten ideological control over the "next generation" of children and young people this year, it is taking...
N. Korea’s bizarre propaganda slogan: “Love the future”
There was a time when it was possible to take pictures of North Korea by crossing the Yalu and Tumen rivers. After the border...
MOU: North Korea is operating at least ten South Korean-owned factories...
North Korea is apparently operating at least ten South Korean-owned factories in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) without authorization, Seoul's Ministry of Unification said...
Several boys arrested for stealing scrap metal from the ruins of...
Security agents in Kaesong recently arrested several boys who secretly entered the ruins of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office to collect scrap metal.
A source in...
N. Korean agricultural commission investigates ginseng farms near Kaesong
On Nov. 10, North Korea’s Agricultural Commission sent a team of investigators to conduct a two-week inspection of ginseng farms around the city of...
Source: N. Korea delivers relief supplies to locked down residents of...
Following an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Daily NK has confirmed that relief goods have in fact been supplied to the...
Under lock down, Kaesong residents request help from relatives outside city
A growing number of residents in Kaesong Special City are struggling to make ends meet after the city was completely sealed off following the...
