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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...

The impact of Kim Jong Un’s order in late 2020 to “sound the guns”

Before North Korea’s government passed the “Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act” in December 2020, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued an order...

China arrests N. Korean trade official for illegal currency transaction

A North Korean trade official was recently arrested by Chinese police while attempting to illegally exchange foreign currency. The arrest prompted a flurry of...

N. Korea’s drive to increase Koryo medicine production carries significant risks

North Korean authorities have recently emphasized the need for greater economic independence, including a shift toward domestically produced products. In the medical field, this...

The problems with Kim Jong Un’s new policy to promote regional development

On Jan. 15, North Korea convened the 10th Plenary Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly, where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced...

N. Koreans ordered to watch conference honoring “Kimilsungism” declaration

North Korea will hold a conference to mark the 50th anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s declaration of the doctrine of “society-wide adoption of Kimilsungism.”...

Kim Jong Un has weaponized South Korea’s own name against unification

December 2023 to January 2024 saw the biggest ideological change in North Korea in half a century. The country, which since its inception has...

Alleged prostitution leads to replacement of cameras in Pyongyang’s Taedonggang District

Security cameras around hotels in Pyongyang’s central district and foreign embassies in Taedonggang district were replaced with new equipment just before the Lunar New...

Sinuiju intensifies crackdowns on young people’s speech, clothing styles

Sinuiju authorities are once again intensifying crackdowns on young people who use the South Korean language or wear South Korean-style clothing, Daily NK has...

North Korean military engineering units ordered to construction sites

The General Staff Department of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) recently ordered engineering units to be dispatched to construction sites in North Korea’s provinces....

N. Korea sold illegal gambling websites to S. Korean cybercrime ring

A North Korean organization under the Workers’ Party has reportedly created thousands of illegal online gambling websites in cooperation with an unidentified South Korean...

N. Korea launches probe into students obtaining diplomas without attending class

North Korea’s education authorities have launched a probe into so-called “8.3 students.” These students use their networks and money to bribe schools for diplomas...

N. Korea’s factories drag their feet amid calls to achieve 20×10 policy targets

Despite moves by the North Korean government to implement the ambitious “20×10 regional development policy,” factory officials are trying to avoid being pulled into...

Exclusive: False eyelashes sold in China are assembled in North Korea

Various types of false eyelashes assembled in North Korean prisons are being packaged in China and sold online, Daily NK has learned. When Daily NK...

US imposed highest number of sanctions on DPRK under US President Biden last year

According to a list compiled by the U.S Department of State, the United States responded with sanctions on average once a month to North...

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