Tag: north hamgyong province
N. Korea to probe all provinces’ monsoon cleanup efforts in September
North Korean authorities have announced that the results of an "evaluation" focused on how well monsoon cleanup efforts are going in each province will...
Guard Command soldier’s death shrouded in mystery, even to next of...
A woman in Chongjin was shocked to learn recently that her son, a soldier in North Korea’s Supreme Guard Command - a unit that...
Musan County releases food reserves to local population, including mine workers
North Korea recently distributed special food reserves to people in Musan County, Daily NK has learned, with much of it going to workers at...
N. Korean innkeeper arrested for defying COVID-19 prevention rules
A North Korean innkeeper in her early 50s was recently arrested for bribing local officials to ensure that her establishment did not become a...
African Swine Fever takes its toll on N. Korean pig farms
African Swine Fever (ASF) has caused mass deaths of pigs at farms in South Hwanghae Province and North Hamgyong Province, leading the central government...
N. Korea’s Kilju County faces possible outbreak of COVID-19
Officials in North Hamgyong Province’s Kilju County have recently set up a quarantine facility to house a large number of people who are suffering...
N. Korean authorities refrain from squashing KJU death rumors
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's prolonged absence from the public has fueled rapidly spreading rumors about his death among North Koreans in the...
Sources: Musan Mine operating at less than half of full capacity
The continued closure of the Sino-North Korean border has led to a near shutdown of Musan Mine, North Korea’s largest iron mine, Daily NK...
N. Korea threatens use of weapons to control border with China
North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) recently sent an official complaint to Chinese authorities criticizing their complacency in policing the Sino-North Korean border...
N. Korea cracks down on the movement of “vagrants”
North Korean authorities have recently ordered local officials to find ways to restrict the movement of beggars and other "vagrants" who engage in crime,...
