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China exploits N. Korean media preferences in ambitious cultural influence campaign
China's cultural development and cooperation program with North Korea across the three northeastern provinces of Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang goes far beyond simply sharing...
Satellites show North Korean wheat, barley cultivation up 22% under Kim’s...
Since 2021, when Kim Jong Un ordered a shift in grain production to address food shortages, North Korea has been promoting wheat and barley...
Nampo forces unmarried women into marriage as ‘socialist duty’
North Korean officials in Nampo are forcing unmarried women over 28 into arranged marriages, declaring that remaining single is a "non-socialist act" that shirks...
N. Korea’s 2022 Procurement Act reveals mix of state control and...
Daily NK has obtained the complete text of North Korea's 2022 Procurement Act, which outlines the management and supervision of state procurement activities and...
Floods prompt ambitious rebuilding plan for Jagang province
North Korea has pledged extensive government support to rebuild Jagang province after the summer floods and make it a model of economic development. Joint...
Secret shipments: N. Korea’s hidden flood relief efforts in Jagang province
North Korea recently smuggled in relief supplies to flood-stricken regions of Jagang province, including many items subject to international sanctions on the country.
A source...
N. Korean flood evacuee talks about challenges he faces
Record-setting rains last month have forced many North Koreans, particularly those in the border areas of North Pyongan province, to seek refuge in communal...
N. Korea moves to boost helicopter forces, improve pilot conditions
Senior officials from the Military-Government Guidance Department in the Workers’ Party of Korea recently visited the Air Force Command to discuss helicopter pilot training...
N. Korean soldier reveals struggles in flood recovery efforts
The North Korean authorities have been deploying large numbers of soldiers to engage in flood recovery work in regions of North Pyongan Province, Chagang...
Lockdown in Manpo lifted, but some 100 people have died of...
The lockdown in Manpo, Chagang Province, which was implemented amid fears COVID-19 had entered the city, was lifted this past Saturday, but over 100...
