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VP Hsiao receives US Veterans of Foreign Wars commander-in-chief

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said April 23 that Taiwan is committed to a consensus on ensuring peace through strength so that the country can safeguard its hard-earned democracy and...

Iran ready for both talks and war – envoy

Tehran has never betrayed negotiations, unlike Washington, Kazem Jalali told RT ...

Trump would like to see Putin at G20 in Miami

The Russian president’s presence would be “very helpful,” the US leader said ...

Trump pressed on nuclear strike against Iran (VIDEO)

The US president insists Washington has already decimated Tehran in a “very conventional way” ...

Soaring grain prices put people under more pressure in Hoeryong

Grain prices have recently been soaring at markets in the city of Hoeryong, in North Hamgyong Province, putting North Koreans under even more financial...

N. Korea imports large amounts of rice from northeastern China

North Korean authorities have recently imported large quantities of rice from northeastern China. The imports appear to be aimed at stabilizing rice prices as...

North Korea wipes “reunification” from school textbooks

North Korean authorities have ordered that the word “reunification” be removed from students’ textbooks, Daily NK has learned. “The education authorities were ordered to review...

North Korean rice prices see growing regional disparity

As rice prices continue to increase throughout North Korea’s markets, regional disparities in prices have grown deeper due, at least in part, to severe...

Kim Jong Un has only just started his diplomatic game with Japan

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is an ambitious gambler with some big hang-ups. In early 2024, 13 years into his reign, Kim made a...

North Korea moves to promote closer relations with China

The North Korean authorities recently issued a directive through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare concrete proposals to promote closer cooperation with China,...

North Korea orders hunt to capture “impure elements” in Russia

North Korean authorities have issued an order calling on North Korean workers in Russia to step up mutual surveillance and “track down internal impure...

Pyongyangites pushed to attend Russian ballet performance last month

Pyongyang authorities pushed people to attend a ballet performance by a Russian dance troupe in the capital city last month, Daily NK has learned. Speaking...

S. Hamgyong Province’s rural areas suffer from severe food shortages

Some rural areas of South Hamgyong Province have recently experienced severe food shortages. With little sign of improvement, people are even taking their own...

Three Pyongsong high schoolers in trouble after sharing nude photos of female students

Three male students at a high school in Pyongsong have been expelled for distributing nude or illicit photos of girls at the school taken...

N. Korea’s state security agency surveys opinions about new regional development policy

North Korea’s Ministry of State Security has issued an order to its local branches to determine the opinions of city and county people’s committee...

Pyongyang man arrested for using counterfeit dollars

A Pyongyang resident in his 20s has been arrested by North Korean police for using counterfeit money, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of...

Five reasons the Korea Hana Foundation should not run Hana Centers

The Yoon Suk-yeol administration is promoting resettlement support for North Korean defectors as one of the central items on its political agenda. This issue...

Yanggang Province begins registration drive for new market stalls, commercial shops

The Yanggang Province People’s Committee is registering new market stalls and commercial shops, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in...

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