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Marshall Islands delegation wraps up Taiwan trip

Nitijela Speaker Brenson Wase and his legislative delegation from the Marshall Islands concluded a visit to Taiwan Nov. 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nov. 12.   Wase and the...

President Lai lays out Taiwan’s objectives for APEC 2026

President Lai Ching-te took part in a press event at the Presidential Office Nov....

Deputy FM Chen hosts Guatemalan think tank delegation

Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi hosted a reception for a delegation of nine think...

Presidential Office announces AELM representative

According to Presidential Office Spokesperson Karen Kuo, President Lai Ching-te has invited Stan Shih,...

N. Korea border guard duty loses its appeal as bribes dry up

Attitudes inside North Korea toward serving in the border guard have shifted completely. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, soldiers could collect bribes for turning a...

N. Korea rice prices hit record high as exchange rate climbs

Rice prices in North Korean markets have surged to a record high in July 2026. The spike follows a brief lull earlier this month,...

Rising prices drive North Korean women toward prostitution

More women in parts of North Korea are turning to prostitution to survive amid worsening economic hardship. Police have tried posing as clients to...

N. Korea locks down villages near uranium plant over mystery illness

North Korean authorities have sealed off a cluster of villages near a uranium refining plant in North Hwanghae province. The lockdown follows an outbreak...

North Korea busts elite hacking ring inside its own banks

A criminal ring hacked into the internal networks of North Korea’s central bank and its main foreign trade bank. The ring used cryptocurrency to...

China quietly eases customs rules for North Korea

China has temporarily eased customs rules for equipment and materials bound for North Korea’s civilian economy. The move, which could reshape China-North Korea trade...

No lifeguards as children swim rivers in North Korea’s summer heat

North Korean children are flocking to rivers and streams to cool off during the summer heat, even on rainy days. Almost no safety personnel...

North Korean elementary students keep two diaries to hide feelings

Some elementary school students in parts of North Korea are keeping two separate diaries, with one written for school censorship and the other holds...

Markets, not wages, feed North Korean households

“The official salary from my workplace is about 30,000 North Korean won a month. But feeding our family of four takes more than 800,000...

North Korean military officer executed for stealing reserve grain

A North Korean military officer arrested for embezzling state reserve grain meant for the armed forces was recently executed in public. A Daily NK source...

Residency ID rumors spark hope for North Korean defectors in China

Rumors that China may soon issue permanent residency ID cards to North Korean defectors are spreading rapidly across the country’s northeast. The rumors have...

North Korean students resent piri in Kim Jong Un’s gift instruments

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave musical instruments to a lower secondary school in Ryanggang province last year. Now the school has assigned...

N. Korea shifts school repair bills from parents to factories

Attendance is improving at schools in Kimchaek city, North Hamgyong province. Authorities there have eased a longstanding practice that forced students and parents to...

New bridge stirs a housing boom in North Korea’s Sinuiju

Apartment prices in Sinuiju, a North Korean border city, have been climbing steadily since the COVID-19 pandemic. A source in North Pyongan province told...

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