North Pyongan Province sits at the northwestern corner of North Korea, bordering China’s Liaoning province along the Yalu River. Home to Sinuiju — the DPRK’s primary land border crossing with China — North Pyongan province is one of the most strategically and economically significant regions in the country. Daily NK covers North Pyongan province through reports on cross-border trade and smuggling, provincial party politics, economic conditions, and the daily lives of residents in Sinuiju and surrounding areas. Our sources in the region provide ground-level reporting on a province that serves as North Korea’s primary window to the outside world.
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Five people in N. Pyongan Province sentenced to 15 years for...
Several residents of North Pyongan Province’s Sakju County were given heavy sentences during a recent public trial aimed at punishing those involved in stealing...
A fire broke out recently near N. Korea’s missile base in...
A forest fire that broke out near North Korea’s missile base in Dongchang Village, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, on Nov. 10 incinerated a...
N. Korean teachers conduct fall semester classes at student homes
North Korean teachers are currently visiting the homes of students to conduct one-to-one classes, Daily NK has learned. North Korea appears to be trying...
Typhoid fever strikes inmates at labor camp in N. Pyongan Province
Authorities at a forced labor camp in Dongrim County, North Pyongan Province, have recently suspended family visits and banned outside food from being sent...
Chronic illness sufferers face dire shortages of medicines
The severe shortage of medicines in North Korea following the shutdown of the country’s borders in late January is causing concern among sufferers of...
Fluctuating exchange rates cause headaches for N. Korea’s business people
North Korea’s exchange rates have been fluctuating wildly from day to day as the country’s border with China remains closed, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korean textile factories facing operational difficulties
North Korean textile factories are facing difficulties acquiring raw materials following the shutdown of the Sino-North Korean border, with some even ceasing operations, Daily...
N. Korean company continues smuggling over Chinese border
A North Korean trading company that smuggled South Korean masks through a customs office in Sinuiju in early February is still smuggling in face...
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. Korean man dies of COVID-19 infection-like symptoms
Some North Koreans living in North Pyongan Province suspect that the government is covering up the death of a man who recently died of...



















