South Pyongan province is implementing North Korean ruling party directives to enhance its medical and educational systems following Pyongyang’s model, Daily NK has learned.
“In...
North Korean smartphones have added a screenshot function, though it doesn’t work with certain content or applications related to the country’s leaders.
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North Korean smartphones are processing more payments in foreign currencies, and an increasing number of businesses are now required to offer electronic payment systems,...
The Jagang provincial police are responding swiftly to poverty-related crimes committed by recently discharged military officers and have reported the matter to the provincial...
Families with sons and daughters serving in the military have been ordered to write letters of encouragement, Daily NK has learned.
“On March 23, the...
The education department of Hamhung’s people’s committee conducted an on-site inspection of uniform and school supply distribution for new students at the start of...
Knee-length leather coats have become a sartorial trend among young North Koreans, Daily NK has learned.
“Leather coats have recently become a trend among young...
Bribery and corruption surrounding the deployment of new spring recruits to specialized units of the North Korean army is worse than in previous years.
In...
Party leaders in Wonsan, in North Korea’s Kangwon province, are seeking to address public complaints about the water supply.
“The Wonsan party committee has launched...
Some residents of Samjiyon were forcibly relocated to nearby Pochon county during North Korea’s three-stage reconstruction of the city as a supposed model of...
