1.0North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026https://www.dailynk.com/englishPark Hyun Minhttps://www.dailynk.com/english/author/park-hyun-min/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vMrjKIlVSW"><a href="https://www.dailynk.com/english/high-official-of-the-39th-departme/">High Official of the 39th Department Fired for Embezzlement</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dailynk.com/english/high-official-of-the-39th-departme/embed/#?secret=vMrjKIlVSW" width="600" height="338" title="“High Official of the 39th Department Fired for Embezzlement” — North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026" data-secret="vMrjKIlVSW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2008/02/DNKF00003230_List.jpg14093A high official who used to work in a division of the 39th Department of the Chosun Workers Party was fired on suspicion of corruption, according to the Mainichi Newspaper. The Mainichi, quoting an inside source, reported on the 8th that “The chief of Daesung General Bureau, a division of the 39th Department which manages […]