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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 faces shortage of necessary supplies for agricultural production

North Korea has again made the expansion of agricultural production one of its main tasks for the year, but the authorities are unable to...

N. Korea is curiously silent about its upcoming general elections

South Korea is currently filled with excitement over its April general elections. The newspapers and news shows are plastered with party platforms and the...

North Koreans vie for lucrative jobs at new trading company

North Koreans have been offering bribes in U.S. dollars as they vie for positions at a new trading company set up under the North’s...

We now know North Korea is impossible to invade: Israeli struggles against Gaza’s tunnel networks prove it

Following the outbreak of open hostilities between between Israel and militia groups based in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, the Israel Defence Force’s...

North Korea conducts fourth missile test of 2024

North Korea’s state media reported on Feb. 12 that the regime had managed to develop new controllable shells for a multiple rocket launcher as...

Hyesan residents suffer water shortages

Residents of Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been suffering from a water shortage, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a...

Why one North Korean educator was deemed a “first-class reactionary”

At the Second National Meeting of Elementary Propaganda Workers in 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to participants entitled “Let’s...

Some thoughts on Kim Jong Un’s outdated “20×10 regional development policy”

Kim Jong Un recently admitted that his country’s regional economy is in a “pitiful state.” He confessed that “our party and state are facing...

Where is Kim Jong Un’s eldest son and what is he doing?

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Daily NK’s Korean website in June 2023.  Recently, there has been increasing interest in Kim Jong Un’s...

North Korea’s economic tapestry and the Ministry of Unification’s perilous position

The recent release of a comprehensive report by South Korea’s Ministry of Unification into North Korea’s economy not only provides insights into the nation’s...

Kangwon Province orders party members to “take care” of Korean-Japanese descendants

In the run-up to the Feb. 8 holiday commemorating the founding of the North Korean army, the Kangwon Province Party Committee ordered party officials...

Sariwon residents dismayed at government-business collusion on construction projects

As the North Korean authorities promote the construction of houses and factories in rural areas, party and government officials have colluded with the donju...

Pyongyangites thrilled about newly available chickens and eggs

Pyongyang residents are thrilled about the Kwangchon Chicken Farm chicken and eggs recently made available by their government, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...

Kaechon government official faces struggle session for bribery

An official of the Kaechon People’s Committee was recently subjected to a public struggle session for using his position to solicit bribes in exchange...

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