Tag: public health

Heavy rains in North Korea's Ryanggang province have led to a surge in serious injuries among people harvesting pine nuts, with many Hyesan residents...

Flood victims in North Pyongan province who were not selected for a state-sponsored trip to Pyongyang are frustrated at missing out, with some particularly...

North Hamgyong province has ordered local factories and enterprises to adopt an autonomous lunch-hour system to combat prolonged heat waves. Speaking anonymously, a source in...

With the alarming spread of skin conditions among visitors to beaches on North Korea's west coast, the government is urgently advising people to stay...

North Korea is conducting urgent health checkups for flood victims residing in Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned. Speaking anonymously, a source in Pyongyang told Daily...

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...

North Koreans in various parts of the country are reeling from the stench of backed-up sewers after record-setting rainfall caused severe flooding at the...

After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised that 15,400 flood victims from North Pyongan, Jagang, and Ryanggang provinces would be brought to Pyongyang...

North Korean doctors, struggling to survive on meager government rations, are increasingly turning to bribery and farming on hospital grounds instead of treating patients. "Even...

Two North Korean tourists died of heart attacks after secretly entering a cold waterfall in Mount Myohyang, according to a source in North Pyongan...