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Hamhung teachers ordered to wear skirts during School Support Month

Hamhung teachers must now wear skirts in the classroom during North Korea’s October 2026 School Support Month, a rule that has angered female educators who still have to change...

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...

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...

North Korean smugglers eye latest South Korean fashion trends

Clothing and shoe smugglers operating in the China-North Korea border area of North Korea’s Yanggang Province have been following the latest fashion trends in...

N. Korean farmers express frustration at “Juche Farming Method” lectures

Recently, North Korean farmers have expressed dissatisfaction with the format and content of study sessions focused on the “Juche Farming Method.” A source in...

N. Korean university students complain about the state taking away their vacations

North Korean university students are complaining that instead of resting they have to spend the holidays in social-political activities such as various propaganda and...

N. Korean market exchange rates slowly climb over over past month

North Korea’s market exchange rates have been climbing slowly for over a month, despite an expansion in trade. According to Daily NK’s regular survey of...

Whistleblower: State security officer in Russia is stealing workers’ money

Chae Sung Chol, a state security officer attached to a North Korean construction company in the Russian city of Irkutsk, is currently the focus...

N. Korean trade officials turn to email amid intensifying restrictions on Chinese cell phones

As North Korea tightens restrictions on the use of cell phones to prevent information from entering or leaving the country, trade officials are having...

N. Korean woman assaulted for refusing to date poverty-stricken man

On Jan. 20, a Hamhung man in his twenties beat up a woman who refused to go out with him, a source in South...

N. Korea and Russia intensify cooperation to prevent workers from defecting

As North Korea and Russia forge closer ties, North Korean and Russian authorities are cooperating more closely than before on matters related to North...

Pence Cartoon: “Tired Meme”

The post Pence Cartoon: “Tired Meme” appeared first on Daily NK English. January 29, 2024 at 06:45AM by DailyNK(North Korean Media)

N. Korean grain prices skyrocket amid continued food shortages

North Korean grain prices are skyrocketing, posting their largest increase since mid-December. According to Daily NK’s regular survey of North Korean market prices, a kilogram...

What’s behind the exodus of Pyongyangites from the city center to the outskirts?

Since the New Year, an increasing number of Pyongyang residents have been trying to move from the center of the capital to the outskirts,...

Pyongyang university holds struggle session after students caught bribing professors

A university in Pyongyang has held a struggle session after students were caught secretly giving their professors envelopes filled with cash for the New...

Hyesan detention center inmates forced to make fertilizer in bitter cold

Prisoners at a detention center in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been forced to make fertilizer for long hours despite the bitter cold, Daily NK...

N. Korea blames “enemy schemes” for rise in drug smuggling

North Korea is blaming “enemy plots” for the recent spread of drug smuggling in the country, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity...

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