North Korea is expanding nursing homes and welfare facilities for the elderly in rural areas. However, citizens are increasingly unhappy with the regime’s use...
The party committee of Ryongchon county in North Pyongan province recently held an executive council meeting to address an order directly from Kim Jong...
North Korea raised wages for office workers, laborers and teachers at least tenfold in Oct. 2023, marking the first major wage adjustment since economic...
There are concerns that North Korean soldiers’ fighting strength and discipline are weakening as they spend more time farming than training.
A military source told...
North Korean recruits preparing to enter military service this spring are worried about being assigned to front-line units or those requiring rigorous training.
A source...
Three teenage children of North Korean army security officers were sentenced to unpaid labor for “nonsocialist behavior” earlier this month.
“Investigators from the General Political...
Several North Korean sanatoriums originally meant for soldiers needing rest or medical treatment are now being used for different purposes.
A source in North Korea...
Like their counterparts south of the border, more North Korean parents are buying supplements to help their children grow taller, Daily NK has learned.
With...
Signs of improving North Korea-China relations have emerged, including the restart of Chinese group tours to the North. However, Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on North...
Grain prices across North Korean markets have begun climbing since mid-February, reversing the downward trend observed since December. With the arrival of the annual...
Private education is flourishing in North Korea, with tutoring now available not just in traditional subjects like foreign languages, music, and art, but even...
