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Badminton boom takes off among North Korean high school students

A badminton boom is sweeping North Korean high schools in 2026, as Musan county teenagers turn parks into free courts. Rackets and shuttlecocks once cost too much for most...

North Korean vessels cash in on drug runs between Southeast Asia and China

North Korean ships are earning large sums of foreign currency through drug smuggling between...

Thermal satellite images show Yongbyon reactors running nonstop

North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex kept its key reactors and processing plants running through...

Economic, technological consultations conclude in Prague

Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cynthia Kiang and David Müller, her counterpart from the...

N. Korea probes corruption at retreats and sanatoriums

North Korean authorities have recently conducted investigations into rampant corruption at various retreats and sanatoriums, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a...

Why are salesclerks at N. Korea’s state-run shops leaving their jobs?

Salesclerks at state-run shops in North Korea have been leaving their jobs recently, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK...

IT classes cause frustration among N. Korean middle schoolers

Many North Korean middle school students are frustrated because they have to bring computers to their IT classes, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...

S. Pyongan Province’s rural areas are facing extreme levels of hardship

People living in farming communities in South Pyongan Province are suffering extreme hardship, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK...

What N. Korean farmers could learn from South Korea

Not long ago, I happened to visit a farming village in Icheon, an area in South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province. There was a touching beauty...

Defense Intelligence Agency report confirms Russia is using North Korean missiles in its war against Ukraine

The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has confirmed in an unclassified report that Russia used North Korean-made ballistic missiles in its war against Ukraine....

Two Sariwon teenagers publicly tried for distributing S. Korean songs, photos

Two teenage boys in Sariwon were recently sentenced in a public trial on charges of distributing South Korean songs and photos, Daily NK has...

One N. Korean’s view of the ongoing crackdown on the China-North Korea border

After declaring April the “Month of Eradicating Illegal Behavior,” North Korea’s Ministry of State Security has begun cracking down on illegal behavior in the...

N. Pyongan Province falls behind in rice seedling transplanting campaign

North Pyongan Province has fallen behind in the national rice seedling transplanting campaign, prompting local authorities to step up efforts to gather information and...

N. Korea’s Central Committee officials seek out female instrumentalists as daughters-in-law

Officials of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea prefer female instrumentalists as daughters-in-law, Daily NK has learned. The number of engagements or...

N. Korea hands out eight months’ worth of rations to major munitions factories

North Korea has recently provided workers at eight major munitions factories in Pyongyang, North Pyongan Province, and other areas of the country with eight...

N. Koreans ambivalent about Kim Jong Un’s new portrait hanging alongside past leaders

North Koreans have mixed feelings about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s portrait appearing alongside his predecessors, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il,...

N. Korea’s markets continue to see rise in food prices

Grain prices at North Korean marketplaces continue to rise. North Korean food prices are even higher than in May 2023, when cereal prices peaked...

North Koreans seek out cold noodles as weather heats up

An increasing number of market goers have been seeking out Chongsu naengmyeon (cold noodles) in some North Korean cities, Daily NK has learned. “Chongsu naengmyeon...

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