North Korea analysts have long viewed Kim Jong Un’s government through a familiar lens: a third-generation hereditary dictatorship sustained by the same tools of terror and ideology that kept...
State-led car smuggling has exploded in Hyesan, a border city in Ryanggang province. Wealthy individuals are rushing to invest in trading companies involved in...
A North Korean official in charge of policing anti-socialist and non-socialist behavior in Kosong county, Kangwon province, was arrested for corruption.
A source in the...
North Korean authorities have carried out public executions of approximately ten officials involved in what the regime termed “mega crimes” in Jagang province’s Usi...
North Korean party officials were required to perform in birthday shows marking Kim Jong Il’s birthday, a departure from tradition that has sparked discontent,...
The tradition of North Korean leaders delivering major New Year speeches ended in 2020. Instead, Kim Jong Un now announces policy and budget decisions...
North Korean authorities distributed fish and other products from newly opened factories in Kujang County, North Pyongan Province, to local residents as gifts celebrating...
North Korean authorities have launched an emergency investigation after a state security agent was killed in North Hamgyong province’s border region.
According to a source...
North Korean marketplaces are experiencing a significant decline in activity. Sources indicate both customer traffic and merchant presence have notably decreased.
Recent photos obtained by...
A new North Korean smartphone reveals both advances and limitations in the nation’s technology development. The Samtaesung 8, recently obtained and analyzed by Daily...
North Korea recently held a closed-door meeting to tighten ideological controls on nuclear researchers, following the execution of several key scientists working on nuclear...
Soldiers from North Korea’s 27th Brigade border guard unit are increasingly breaking into civilian homes to steal food along the Chinese frontier in North...
North Korean workers continue to exit China in the new year, increasing the burden on those who remain behind.
“North Korean laborers stationed in Dandong,...
Police in Anju, North Pyongan province, are facing public outrage over their tepid investigation of a fatal hit-and-run, Daily NK has learned.
A woman in...
By Orville Schell
NEW YORK – When US President Donald Trump’s factotum, J.D. Vance, held forth on Europe’s “threat from within” at the recent Munich...
