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Electricity supply in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, has improved somewhat in 2026 compared with last year. Neighborhoods near provincial and city party offices, the...

Cargo truck traffic between China’s Dandong and North Korea’s Sinuiju has surged in mid-2026, with dozens of trucks lining up daily at the border...

North Korean markets are stocked with more imported fruit and greenhouse-grown produce than they have been in years, but soaring prices are leaving many...

North Korea has ordered surprise inspections of civilian militias’ war readiness across the country, a move a source says is intended to raise domestic...

North Korean market authorities in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, have begun requiring merchants to publicly display “item inspection tags” listing a product’s origin and...

North Korea’s plan to modernize coal mining towns nationwide is stirring hope among people living in some of the country’s most run-down housing in...

The Workers’ Party of Korea secretary at a munitions factory in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, checked into a sanatorium for 40 days just as...

North Hamgyong province’s party committee has launched a targeted inspection campaign in 2026 to root out the concealment of construction materials and illicit wealth...

Rice prices in North Korean markets fell by nearly 20% in early July 2026, a Daily NK survey found, as seasonal supplies of alternative...

North Korean authorities have ordered officials in Nampo to overhaul the city’s administrative, industrial and public health systems to reflect deepening Russia ties, according...

I analyzed high-resolution satellite imagery of Paekam county, in North Korea’s Ryanggang province, and found that a hydroelectric dam has flooded part of a...

North Korea-China joint ventures are shifting in focus, with Pyongyang moving beyond simply attracting Chinese capital and equipment to absorb Chinese production methods and...

North Korea’s criminal law reform has moved through four revisions since 2021. Each one has added changes that look, on paper, like genuine gains...

North Korea revised its criminal procedure law in 2022 and again in 2025. The changes shortened detention and investigation periods. They also required defense...