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Kim Jong Un’s party orders chief secretaries to take charge of party school study

North Korea has ordered its top provincial, city and county party officials to personally lead party school study in 2026. The move tightens Kim Jong Un’s grip on how...

Badminton boom takes off among North Korean high school students

A badminton boom is sweeping North Korean high schools in 2026, as Musan county...

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...

N. Korean restaurants in Russia refuse to accept S. Korean customers

North Korean restaurants operating in Russia are no longer accepting South Korean customers. The policy change appears to be part of an order by...

N. Korea plans to deploy many drones to frontline units this year

The North Korean military plans to deploy a large number of drones with front-line units in the next seven months, Daily NK has learned,...

North Pyongan Province orders a stop to illegal home additions

The North Pyongan Province People’s Committee has begun to crack down on people who illegally build additions to their houses to accommodate two families....

N. Korean trade officials smuggle sanctioned items in returning workers’ luggage

North Korean trade officials in China have recently been smuggling items they need to send to the North in the personal luggage of workers...

Hoeryong remittance brokers offer services to defector families

Some remittance brokers in Hoeryong have recently approached the families of defectors offering to put them in touch with relatives in South Korea and...

N. Korea shifts United Front Department roles to foreign ministry, military

After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the erasure of the country’s past support for reunification, the North Korean government has been transferring...

Latest N. Korean phones are expensive but still popular

The latest smartphones in North Korea cost hundreds of dollars, with some models costing nearly USD 1,000. While such prices are a significant burden...

Hyesan street vendors struggle to make ends meet despite easing crackdowns

Despite the easing of crackdowns, street food vendors in Hyesan are struggling these days because they make so little money, Daily NK has learned. “Business...

N. Pyongan Province’s trade activities are still under heavy central government control

While North Korea’s provinces are now allowed to conduct a certain level of trade thanks to the “20×10 regional development policy,” trade remains tightly...

N. Korea advances toward field deployment of tactical nuclear weapons

The North Korean government recently ordered the Missile General Bureau and the General Bureau of Equipment of the Ministry of Defense to cooperate more...

Why are North Koreans avoiding the upper floors of newly built apartments?

People in Chongjin and Hoeryong are avoiding the upper floors of newly built high-rise apartments due to various inconveniences, Daily NK has learned. “The high-rise...

N. Korea investigates corruption at oil distribution center in Nampo

North Korea’s central government recently sent an inspection team to an oil distribution center affiliated with the Nampo Trade Administration Bureau, Daily NK has...

Here’s what little we know about North Korea’s Camp 17

The location of Camp 17, a North Korean camp for political prisoners, is regarded as classified information even within the country, Daily NK has...

N. Korean overseas work candidates warned of consequences of not sharing earnings with government

North Korean authorities recently told overseas job applicants that failure to give the government its share of their earnings would result in restrictions on...

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