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Economic, technological consultations conclude in Prague

Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cynthia Kiang and David Müller, her counterpart from the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, hosted the 9th Taiwan-Czechia Economic and Technological Consultations Oct....

Taiwan holds Tier 1 in US anti-human trafficking report

Taiwan maintained its Tier 1 status in the U.S. State Department 2026 Trafficking in...

MOFA welcomes US Reps. Boyle, Salinas, Kennedy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for Reps. Brendan Boyle, Andrea...

Taiwan opens representative office in Phoenix

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

N. Korean workers in Russia face rising tensions amid increased surveillance

Tensions are rising among North Korean workers overseas as authorities intensify surveillance to prevent defections, Daily NK has learned. A source in Russia, speaking anonymously...

N. Korean youth face grueling military drills despite harsh weather

North Korean youth are being forced to take part in outdoor military training despite sweltering weather as heavy rains and heat waves grip the...

N. Korea preps diplomatic strategy for US election

North Korea’s leadership has tasked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with strengthening its diplomatic strategy toward the U.S. ahead of the November presidential election,...

An electricity hog: N. Korea’s Pyongyang Greenhouse Complex

One of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s top achievements is the construction of the Pyongyang Kangdong Comprehensive Greenhouse. Located in Bonghwa Village, Kangdong...

A glimpse into the summer vacations of elite North Koreans

As ordinary North Koreans endure the sweltering summer heat without respite, the country’s elite are quietly enjoying lavish vacations, highlighting the stark class divisions...

North Korea is recruiting more workers to send to Russia

The Seventh General Bureau of North Korea’s Ministry of Social Security is recruiting and selecting personnel to send to Russia, Daily NK has learned. Speaking...

Hoeryong harshly cracks down on Chinese cellphone users

North Koreans in Hoeryong are living in fear after the Ministry of State Security’s local branch announced severe punishments for using Chinese cellphones. Authorities...

North Korean grain prices fall across markets

Grain prices in North Korean markets have fallen across the board. According to a regular market price survey conducted by Daily NK, as of...

N. Korea holds simultaneous closed trials for violators of anti-reactionary thought law

North Korea conducted simultaneous closed trials in Pyongyang and North Hwanghae Province in mid-July, following orders from the Central Anti-Socialist and Non-Socialist (ASNS) Joint...

N. Korea’s political prison camps: Shrinking populations amid tightening control

The populations of North Korea’s infamous political prison camps, long criticized as hotbeds of human rights violations, has decreased by about 9,000 inmates compared...

The evolution of N. Korea’s markets: Adapting to economic realities

North Korea’s approach to markets has undergone a transformation, balancing state control with economic necessities. As COVID-19 is now classified as endemic, the role...

Why is N. Korea changing what’s inside the trash balloons?

North Korea’s trash balloon provocations are going too far. I cannot help but condemn North Korea for using such underhanded methods, sending ten groups...

Yanggang Province officials face investigation from the top

After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made critical remarks during an inspection of a development project in Samjiyon on July 11 and 12,...

N. Pyongan Province trading companies under government probe

The Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea has been conducting intensive inspections of trading companies in North Pyongan Province. Speaking on condition of...

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