State security agents arrested a North Korean remittance broker in Hyesan while trying to deliver funds to a defector’s family in South Hamgyong province,...
A sweeping Chinese crackdown on cigarette smuggling has brought North Korean companies’ lucrative tobacco operations to a virtual standstill, forcing them to scramble for...
Chinese police continue to keep a close eye on North Korean defectors in the country. While surveillance intensity varies by region, defectors in cities...
North Korean schools may be closed for summer, but teachers are busier than ever with training programs and public service projects. “Teachers in Haeju...
Managers at trading companies in Sariwon, North Hwanghae province, recently attended a special lecture on the global economic situation. According to a Daily NK...
North Korean state security officials recently examined email usage, intranet access and file viewing records at government agencies and schools in North Pyongan province....
Songdowon International Children’s Camp supposedly provides mental and physical training to children and teenagers while promoting their welfare, but critics say it’s becoming a...
North Korea is developing large-scale tourist attractions to boost its tourism industry as an economic stimulus, but locals are worn out from the relentless...
North Korea sees South Korean young people’s lack of interest in reunification and their weaker sense of ethnic unity as a “strategic opportunity” and...
Authorities in North Korea’s Kilju county are investigating evidence that local orchards have been diverting seasonal fruit to black market sales. “Since mid-July, the...
A health supplement revolution is quietly taking hold among North Korea’s elite. Disillusioned with counterfeit “medicines from Ponghwa” that people mockingly call “rabbit dung,”...
