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Chernobyl 2.0: Here’s where nuclear disaster could happen next

Psychological prohibitions against endangering civilian reactors and other infrastructure are becoming dangerously thin ...

Tehran denies new talks with Trump’s envoys

The Iranian foreign minister is on a tour to “coordinate” with partners in Pakistan,...

Netanyahu reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

The Israeli leader hid the medical report for two months amid the war with...

US to bring back gas, electric chairs and firing squads for federal executions

The Justice Department says it will also streamline internal processes to “expedite death penalty...

N. Korean market exchange rates slowly climb over over past month

North Korea’s market exchange rates have been climbing slowly for over a month, despite an expansion in trade. According to Daily NK’s regular survey of...

Whistleblower: State security officer in Russia is stealing workers’ money

Chae Sung Chol, a state security officer attached to a North Korean construction company in the Russian city of Irkutsk, is currently the focus...

N. Korean trade officials turn to email amid intensifying restrictions on Chinese cell phones

As North Korea tightens restrictions on the use of cell phones to prevent information from entering or leaving the country, trade officials are having...

N. Korean woman assaulted for refusing to date poverty-stricken man

On Jan. 20, a Hamhung man in his twenties beat up a woman who refused to go out with him, a source in South...

N. Korea and Russia intensify cooperation to prevent workers from defecting

As North Korea and Russia forge closer ties, North Korean and Russian authorities are cooperating more closely than before on matters related to North...

Pence Cartoon: “Tired Meme”

The post Pence Cartoon: “Tired Meme” appeared first on Daily NK English. January 29, 2024 at 06:45AM by DailyNK(North Korean Media)

N. Korean grain prices skyrocket amid continued food shortages

North Korean grain prices are skyrocketing, posting their largest increase since mid-December. According to Daily NK’s regular survey of North Korean market prices, a kilogram...

What’s behind the exodus of Pyongyangites from the city center to the outskirts?

Since the New Year, an increasing number of Pyongyang residents have been trying to move from the center of the capital to the outskirts,...

Pyongyang university holds struggle session after students caught bribing professors

A university in Pyongyang has held a struggle session after students were caught secretly giving their professors envelopes filled with cash for the New...

Hyesan detention center inmates forced to make fertilizer in bitter cold

Prisoners at a detention center in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been forced to make fertilizer for long hours despite the bitter cold, Daily NK...

N. Korea blames “enemy schemes” for rise in drug smuggling

North Korea is blaming “enemy plots” for the recent spread of drug smuggling in the country, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity...

N. Korean mine shaft collapses, leaving six trapped inside

A mine shaft collapse at the February 8 Jikdong Youth Coal Mine in Sunchon, South Pyongan Province, has left six miners trapped inside, Daily...

N. Korean trade official talks about challenges in his line of work

Amid the resumption of person-to-person travel between North Korea and China, North Korean officials are rotating out some of the North Korean trade officials...

An in-depth look at Kim Jong Un’s “two states” narrative: Part 3

North Korea’s two big political events at the turn of the year have wrapped up — the plenary session of the Workers’ Party of...

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