Tag: politics
North Korea’s economic tapestry and the Ministry of Unification’s perilous position
The recent release of a comprehensive report (read here in Korean) by South Korea's Ministry of Unification into North Korea's economy not only provides...
N. Korea’s January ideological propaganda focuses mainly on nuclear program achievements
Ideological indoctrination materials distributed by North Korea since the start of the New Year have focused mainly on praising leader Kim Jong Un's achievements...
N. Korea conducts unprecedently intensive civilian militia drills in December
Amid the government's emphasis on war preparedness and the "tense situation" on the Korean Peninsula, North Korean civil-military groups participated in a 20-day drill...
N. Korean authorities re-examine residency cards ahead of local people’s assembly...
In the lead up to the Nov. 26 local people’s assembly elections, North Korean authorities are re-examining citizens’ residency registration cards and cross-checking local...
Thoughts on Hwang Jang-yup’s memoirs
It has now been almost 30 years since Hwang Jang-yop defected to South Korea, but he remains the highest-ranking defector in history, far above...
Yonhap: Fighters for a Free North Korea fly 20 balloons across...
Park Sang-Hak, a North Korean defector and head of the Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK), told Yonhap News Agency on May 8...
It’s too soon to be sure about Kim Jong Un’s successor,...
The debate over the successor to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Kim is heating up after Kim’s daughter, Kim Ju Ae, attended a...
Pence Cartoon: “Out with the Old”
Views expressed in this cartoon do not necessarily reflect those of Daily NK.
Central Cadres Training School to erect monument honoring Kim Jong Un
The Workers' Party's Central Committee recently ordered the erection of a monument at Central Cadres Training School to honor North Korean leader Kim Jong...
Pence Cartoon: “Old News”
Kim Jong Un recently admitted to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, more than two years after the start of the pandemic and...
