Tag: rumors
Invisible lines: How a mobile phone erased a N. Korean family
The recent disappearance of a wealthy entrepreneur's family in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, has sent shockwaves through the local community. Information from inside the country...
N. Korea orders surprise amnesty for Kim Yo Jong children rumors
Rumors remain rife in North Korea after the country’s media late last year disclosed images of children presumed to be those of Deputy Department...
N. Korea threatens treason charges to silence rumors of captured soldiers
North Korean authorities have launched a harsh crackdown to suppress rumors about their troops being captured in Ukraine, Daily NK has learned.
A military source...
N. Koreans abandon won as currency redenomination fears spread
Amid persistent rumors of currency redenomination, North Koreans are increasingly shunning the domestic won in favor of foreign currencies. This growing distrust is accelerating...
The true cost: North Korean soldiers’ deadly reality in Russia’s war
The White House’s disclosure during a briefing late last year that around 1,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia had been killed or wounded...
Murder of N. Korean defector goes unpunished in China
A North Korean defector woman was murdered by her Chinese husband in rural Liaoning province, with the killer facing no legal consequences. The case...
N. Korea arrests major currency trader as exchange rates soar in...
North Korean authorities have arrested a prominent money changer in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, as part of a wider crackdown on illegal currency exchange amid...
N. Korean college students face punishment for questioning S. Korean politics...
Students at Haeju Teachers College in South Hwanghae province faced disciplinary action for questioning content from a lecture about South Korean politics, Daily NK...
N. Korea orders nationwide crackdown on ‘seditious forces’
North Korea's Ministry of State Security held a two-day training session in Pyongyang for provincial counterintelligence officials, ordering an intensified crackdown on potential spies...
N. Korea spreads virus fears about southern balloons
North Korean authorities are conducting lectures warning citizens to avoid items from South Korean balloons, claiming they are contaminated with viruses.
According to a source...
