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MOFA welcomes US Reps. Boyle, Salinas, Kennedy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for Reps. Brendan Boyle, Andrea Salinas and Tim Kennedy of the U.S. House of Representatives Oct. 7 in Taipei City,...

Taiwan opens representative office in Phoenix

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the launch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office...

Interview: How bribery holds North Korea’s market economy together

A few years ago, two researchers – Dr. Andrew Yeo (Brookings Institution) and Dr....

MOFA welcomes Japan’s Kumamoto Gov. Kimura

The Oct. 6 visit by Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura and Prefectural Assembly Chair Koki...

12 IPOs That Kept Sparkling Since Last Diwali, Maintaining Premiums

The primary market has witnessed significant activity in the past year, with several initial public offerings (IPOs) generating substantial returns for investors. As Diwali...

PM Modi’s Diwali celebration with Troops Near Indo-Pak Border

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with the armed forces near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district today. He visited Lakki Nala in...

UK Celebrates Diwali with Fingers Crossed for India FTA Deal

As the UK celebrates Diwali, the Festival of Lights, British officials are hopeful that the occasion will bring a breakthrough in the long-awaited Free...

Exclusive: A rare look at North Korea’s official smartphone apps

Daily NK recently obtained smartphone apps operated by North Korean mobile carriers. North Korean citizens can subscribe to mobile services online through these apps,...

“Better safe than sorry”: N. Koreans avoid phone features despite lifted restrictions

North Koreans with mobile phones are deliberately avoiding video calls amid heightened government surveillance. Mobile users are shunning features like video calling and file...

N. Korea tightens grip on Chinese residents, fearing foreign influence

The North Korean government has stepped up surveillance of Chinese residents, fearing they could threaten internal stability by introducing foreign information and goods into...

Drone explosion reported at North Korean aviation training facility

An explosion occurred during drone operation training at the Sinuiju Aviation Club in North Korea’s Uiju county on Oct. 4, when a controller and...

Breaking links: N. Korea briefs public on inter-Korean road demolition

North Korea is holding public lectures on the demolition of major inter-Korean road links along the Seoul-Uiju and east coast corridors.  According to a source...

Prosecutors, police sweep North Korean retreats in vice crackdown

North Korean authorities have launched nationwide inspections of retreats and sanatoriums, targeting drug use and prostitution. A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily...

N. Korean troops in Ukraine: Russian and North Korean perspectives

Recent reports of North Korean troops supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine have drawn international attention. This marks an escalation from North Korea’s previous material...

North Korea launches campaign to mobilize citizens’ idle cash

North Korea has launched a nationwide campaign to mobilize citizens’ idle cash through interest-bearing business investments. While the initiative originated with regional enterprises, it...

Father-son defection attempt ends in arrest at Yalu River

A father and son were caught by border guards trying to cross the Yalu River into China from Uiju county, North Pyongan province. The...

Defector community in China outraged after woman fakes illness to fund S. Korea trip

A North Korean defector in Shenyang, China, has sparked outrage in the defector community after receiving financial assistance for a fabricated illness. Fellow defectors...

Chinese remittance broker faces espionage charges in North Korea

A Chinese remittance broker in North Hamgyong province has been arrested by state security agents on charges of espionage, in what some say is...

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