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North Korea’s largest power plant forces workers to pay for mandatory loyalty tours

Workers at North Korea’s largest power plant are fuming after being ordered on mandatory ideological tours for Party Foundation Day in 2026. The catch is that they have to...

North Korean workers sent to Russia with no say and no destination

North Korea is sending more workers to Russia in 2026, but many recruits leave...

MOEA stages US Business Day in Taipei

The U.S. Business Day 2026 took place Oct. 13 in Taipei City to assist...

Hyesan lectures pit free socialist housing against capitalist bank loans

Propaganda lectures in the North Korean border city of Hyesan are casting South Korean...

N. Korea stresses repair of old railways amid push for expanded trade

North Korea’s central government recently ordered North Pyongan Province to renovate and repair outdated sections of the province’s railway network. The order comes amid...

N. Korea’s electricity and food shortages lead to frequent cases of food poisoning

Food poisoning has been a serious problem in North Korea this winter season due to food shortages and poor supplies of electricity, Daily NK...

Hyesan Mine officials help free two technicians facing drug charges

Two Hyesan Mine technicians were arrested on drug charges but later released with the help of mine officials, Daily NK has learned. “Local police arrested...

“Citizens with North Korean backgrounds”? What gives?

On Feb. 21, Korea’s Presidential Committee for National Cohesion established a special commission on “trends among citizens with a North Korean background” to develop...

How a Supreme Guard Command officer found himself in front of a firing squad

On Sept. 24, 2020, a high-ranking official in the Supreme Guard Command (SGC), the military branch responsible for the protection of the Kim family,...

The tragic story of one outspoken North Korean journalist

On Jan. 1, 2012, shortly after taking power, Kim Jong Un visited the offices of Rodong Sinmun – the country’s most prominent newspaper –...

N. Korea hands out bonuses to some workers at the end of 2023

Some factories and companies in North Korea paid workers “socialist competition assessment bonuses” late last year to encourage an increase in production, Daily NK...

N. Korean security agents demand large sums from remittance brokers

North Korean security agents in North Hamgyong Province demanded large sums of cash from remittance brokers ahead of recent holidays, including Lunar New Year...

N. Korea’s educational divide worsens with increase in private tutoring

More and more parents are turning to private tutoring for their children as the quality of education in North Korean schools declines, Daily NK...

What’s behind the decline in the incomes of market sellers?

The incomes of North Korean market sellers continue to decline even though trade with China and Russia has partially resumed with the easing of...

Education ministry cracks down on universities’ careless dispensing of funds, travel passes

Anxiety is in the air after North Korea’s education ministry disciplined the scientific research departments of three prominent universities for carelessly providing research funds...

Songjin Steel Mill workers face struggle session after enjoying South Korean music

Two female switchboard operators who were caught engaging in non-socialist behavior last year recently faced a struggle session at the cultural center of the...

Drunken brawlers take to the stage to celebrate Kim Jong Il’s birthday

Workers at the Kilju Pulp and Paper Factory got into a drunken brawl ahead of the Feb. 16 holiday marking the birthday of late...

N. Korean grain prices rise amid concerns about the “barley hump”

Grain prices in North Korean marketplaces faltered briefly before the Lunar New Year in early February, but they are now moving upward again. The...

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