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Overproduction causes blast at North Korean cement plant

Straining to meet aggressive production targets, workers at North Korea's Mt. Purae cement plant triggered an explosion that rocked the South Hamgyong province facility....

N. Korea orders market crackdown to combat ‘capitalist elements’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has directed officials to crack down on marketplaces, citing concerns about the spread of capitalist influences. The directive...

N. Korean province launches probe into fishing industry

South Pyongan province’s party committee has distributed an investigative report on local fishing companies to provincial organizations as an educational resource. The investigation of...

Patience wears thin as Jagang province’s displaced enter 3rd month as...

Public sentiment in regions of Jagang province struck by flooding in late July is plummeting with the authorities failing to provide full support to...

N. Korea’s South Pyongan leads push to combat falling birth rate

North Korea's South Pyongan province is spearheading efforts to boost the country's declining birth rate by prioritizing state benefits for families with multiple children.  The...

N. Korea launches factory inspections to enforce localization laws

North Korean authorities are inspecting factories and enterprises in North Hamgyong province to verify compliance with localization laws for supplies, equipment, and raw materials....

N. Korea orders nationwide study of Kim Jong Un’s rare statement

North Korea has launched a nationwide campaign to study Kim Jong Un's rare personal statement published in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Oct. 11. A...

N. Korea’s flood-hit province racing to store emergency supplies

North Pyongan province is rushing to stockpile emergency disaster supplies by November following recent flooding and new national mandates, Daily NK has learned. The directive...

Free food, forced thanks: Inside N. Korea’s flood relief efforts in...

Following heavy rains in July, North Korea distributed two batches of food rations to residents of the flood-stricken Uiju county in North Pyongan province...

N. Hamgyong Province faces unprecedented drug crisis

The North Hamgyong Province branch of North Korea's national police agency reported an alarming surge in drug crimes to the provincial party committee earlier...

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