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N. Korean youth shift to low-key end-of-year celebrations as cultural restrictions...

North Korean youth are holding more subdued end-of-year celebrations compared to previous years, according to a source in North Hwanghae province. The parties, scheduled between...

N. Korea claims major advances in anti-drone defense after joint military...

North Korean military and intelligence agencies have declared their recent joint electronic warfare exercises a success, strengthening their radar detection and jamming capabilities along...

Man arrested for posing as nephew of N. Korean foreign minister...

A man in his 30s was recently arrested by the Ministry of State Security for scamming people out of money by pretending to be...

‘Not enough’: N. Korean farm workers push back against harvest allocations

Farm workers in North Korea are expressing frustration over receiving small allocations of the fall harvest despite their year-round labor, with tensions exemplified by...

N. Korea detains widow over comments on Juche calendar change

North Korean authorities have arrested a woman for questioning the suspension of the "Juche" calendar system that honored founder Kim Il Sung. The incident...

N. Korea touts modernized poultry farms as symbol of Kim’s leadership

North Korea's Kwangchon Chicken Farm, praised in state propaganda as a beacon of food security, is instead underscoring the disparity between governmental pledges and...

Sariwon holds constitutional lectures defining South Korea as “hostile state”

North Korean officials in Sariwon attended a lecture on a constitutional amendment officially designating South Korea as a hostile state.  According to a source in...

Guns and grain: North Hwanghae’s tense harvest season

Armed military teams have been dispatched to farms in North Hwanghae province, including Changchon Farm in Hwangju county, to secure rice for army stores...

Parents of twins cry foul over N. Korea’s triplet-focused benefits

North Korean parents of twins are protesting the state's policy of providing benefits only to families with triplets or multiple children, arguing that raising...

Heatwave claims victims young and old in N. Hwanghae province

A series of incidents attributed to a severe heatwave have recently emerged in North Hwanghae province. Speaking anonymously, a Daily NK source in the province...

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