North Korean ships are earning large sums of foreign currency through drug smuggling between Southeast Asia and China in 2026, according to a source in North Korea.
“North Korean ships...
North Korean media is attempting to improve perceptions of people with disabilities, including introducing a commemorative event for disabled children on International Children’s Day...
South Pyongan Province’s party committee recently organized screenings of Korean War-era films, requiring viewers to submit written impressions afterward.
A source in South Pyongan Province,...
North Korean administrative agencies are increasingly permitting private business activities, while simultaneously exploiting these businesses through systematic extortion.
A Daily NK source in North Pyongan...
North Korea will inspect its domestic electronic payment system from July to October to improve the safety and efficiency of operations, Daily NK has...
I recently reviewed recent developments at the Kaesong Industrial Complex using satellite imagery. Thermal infrared data from NASA’s Landsat-8 satellite was used to analyze...
Chinese authorities have reiterated their policy of not recognizing North Koreans as refugees, causing increased anxiety among defectors’ relatives in North Korea’s border regions,...
North Korean and Chinese traders operating in Sinuiju and Dandong are working to open a new sea-based smuggling route to circumvent international sanctions and...
North Korean law enforcement agents are shaking down individuals profiting from illegal activities, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in...
The North Korean Socialist Women’s Union of Korea recently held lectures highlighting the supposed superiority of their socialist system, contrasting it with hardships in...
