With imports rising following the recent expansion of trade between North Korea and China, North Korean authorities have launched a crackdown on the illegal...
The prosecutor’s office in Ryanggang province has launched an investigation into police corruption targeting year-end performance goals, but the probe is spiraling in unexpected...
Daily NK reported that uninhabited islands in Pyongyang’s Taedong River have recently begun disappearing due to indiscriminate aggregate extraction. Satellite image analysis of the...
Kimchi-making season has arrived in the northern stretch of North Korea, including Ryanggang and North Hamgyong provinces. But aside from the financially well-off, ordinary...
North Korean police in the city of Hyesan, Ryanggang province, have recently orchestrated a clampdown on money changers who trade foreign currency on the...
North Korea’s special amnesty marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling party’s founding this year included families of so-called “war heroes” deployed to fight...
Young North Korean women are increasingly turning to light-colored nail polish as a form of “modest adornment” that allows them to express individuality while...
As business slows to a trickle at North Korea’s informal marketplaces, North Koreans are complaining about being constantly called up for mandatory community service...
Representatives from Chinese companies that previously dealt with North Korea recently visited the country, including a company that was sanctioned for providing supplies for...
