Tag: nampo
N. Korea completes almost 70% of rice transplanting as of early...
Amid the travails of a chronic food shortage, North Korea has identified increasing grain production as its top economic priority for the year and...
N. Korea appears to be building more oil tanks at Nampo...
Satellite images indicate that North Korea is building more oil tanks at the port of Nampo. The images also seem to show North Korean...
N. Korea probes corruption at retreats and sanatoriums
North Korean authorities have recently conducted investigations into rampant corruption at various retreats and sanatoriums, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a...
Nampo’s 2021 lockdown led to tragedy for many people
In early 2020, as North Korea implemented a maritime lockdown in response to COVID-19, the port city of Nampo suffered a steep drop in...
N. Korea investigates corruption at oil distribution center in Nampo
North Korea's central government recently sent an inspection team to an oil distribution center affiliated with the Nampo Trade Administration Bureau, Daily NK has...
Much fewer N. Korean soldiers will participate in live-fire drills this...
The North Korean military recently distributed a rubric for assessing the winter exercises, which will be concluding at the end of this month. But...
N. Korean soldier’s desertion in Pyongyang causes major stir
The desertion of a soldier from a guard company at a Pyongyang university just a day before Kim Jong Il's birthday celebration caused a...
N. Hamgyong Province’s party committee emphasizes discipline in lecture series
The North Hamgyong Provincial Party Committee recently held a lecture series aimed at strengthening discipline among local party officials, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
Nampo presses commercial entities to pay more real estate taxes
Since the start of the new year, the city of Nampo appears to be using its commercial department and tax offices to tighten up...
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...
