Tag: soldiers
N. Korea pushes workers to finish tourist zone by deadline
Military construction units at the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone are being pushed to speed up construction to meet the project’s deadline of Apr. 15,...
Sources: Almost 200 soldiers have died from COVID-19
Around 200 North Korean soldiers from several branches of the military have died from symptoms that may have been caused by the novel coronavirus...
No Kwang Chol appointed commander of elite “front line” unit
Former Minister of the People's Armed Forces No Kwang Chol was recently appointed commander of I Army Corps, an elite unit based on North...
N. Korea’s Mar. 2 drills involved newly-developed rocket artillery systems
North Korea’s firing of two short-range projectiles over the sea from the Wonsan area on the east coast on Mar. 2 was aimed at...
N. Korean enlistees face tougher road to becoming soldiers
Faced with concerns over the novel coronavirus, North Korea's military has toughened the hurdles new recruits need to pass to become soldiers and have...
N. Korean military delays discharge notice due to COVID-19
North Korea's military announced the year's first discharge announcement two weeks later than normal due to the spread of COVID-19, Daily NK has learned.
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Kim Jong Un orders special meal for soldiers at Okryu-gwan
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered Pyongyang’s Okryu-gwan restaurant to serve breakfast to soldiers on the morning of Kim Jong Il’s birthday...
N. Korean border guards arrested for smuggling on border
Two North Korean border guards were arrested after smuggling goods over the Sino-North Korean border in Ryanggang Province on Feb. 8, Daily NK has...
Kim Jong Un orders military-run fishery station to increase catch this...
North Korean leader recently ordered the military-run "August 25 Fishery Station" to increase its catch of fish by 2,000 tons more than last year...
N. Korea’s security agency emphasizes “loyalty” on Army Day
New documents acquired by Daily NK provide a glimpse into the political and ideological education North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) recently conducted...
