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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...

N. Korean mine shaft collapses, leaving six trapped inside

A mine shaft collapse at the February 8 Jikdong Youth Coal Mine in Sunchon, South Pyongan Province, has left six miners trapped inside, Daily...

N. Korean trade official talks about challenges in his line of work

Amid the resumption of person-to-person travel between North Korea and China, North Korean officials are rotating out some of the North Korean trade officials...

An in-depth look at Kim Jong Un’s “two states” narrative: Part 3

North Korea’s two big political events at the turn of the year have wrapped up — the plenary session of the Workers’ Party of...

N. Korea moves forward with efforts to modernize key petroleum refinery

North Korea recently dispatched work brigades to the Paengma-ri Petroleum Refinery in North Pyongan Province to help upgrade the facility, Daily NK has learned. Speaking...

N. Korean agents arrest family members of defectors near border

Security agents made several arrests of family members of North Korean defectors living in the China-North Korea border areas of Yanggang Province late last...

N. Korea tries to improve regional imbalances with discharged soldiers

North Korea recently issued an order to deploy discharged soldiers to remote, run-down regions this year. The move comes after North Korean leader Kim...

An in-depth look at Kim Jong Un’s “two states” narrative: Part 2

In a speech wrapping up the review of achievements at a year-end plenary session of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea,...

One N. Korean trader’s perspective on the reopening of trade

The North Korean economy has continued to decline since the outbreak of COVID-19. According to key North Korean economic indicators for 2023 released by...

N. Korean air force calls on pilots to exhibit traits of martyrs

The political department of the North Korean Air Force Command recently issued political indoctrination materials for pilots stressing the “suicide pilot spirit,” Daily NK...

An in-depth look at Kim Jong Un’s “two states” narrative: Part 1

During his New Year’s speech at the Ninth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea held from Dec....

N. Korea orders harsh punishment for consumers of S. Korean cultural content

North Korea’s state security agency recently instructed bureaus around the country to treat the consumption of South Korean television or publications as an act...

Kim Jong Un’s Lunar holiday order emphasizes rest for workers

A recent directive from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on all provinces to “make preparations for people to enjoy a bountiful Lunar...

N. Korea’s January ideological propaganda focuses mainly on nuclear program achievements

Ideological indoctrination materials distributed by North Korea since the start of the New Year have focused mainly on praising leader Kim Jong Un’s achievements...

Inmates in North Korea’s prisons still face dire conditions

Inmates at North Korean prisons are still dealing with poor food and housing conditions, Daily NK has learned. “The prison population is being supplied with...

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