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US-Canada trade war rolls into bathroom

Ottawa’s upcoming retaliatory tariffs include toilet and facial tissue, paper towels and pulp, threatening to drive up consumer prices for Americans ...

US accuses China of hacking NASA, Fed and critical infrastructure

Beijing has rejected the allegations, while Washington did not disclose whether any sensitive information...

Apartment prices fall in one of Pyongyang’s newest districts

Apartment prices in one of Pyongyang’s newer housing districts have fallen from about $70,000...

AI erodes our humanity while elites profit from war – Roger Waters

The legendary musician says Big Tech manipulation and military confrontation stem from the same...

Red Youth Guard training leaves student with severe infection, no medical care

Injuries during Red Youth Guard entry training in South Hamgyong province are going untreated, a source in North Korea told Daily NK recently. In...

N. Korea’s technical schools struggle with outdated equipment and poor funding

North Korea’s Ministry of Education recently conducted a nationwide review that exposed widespread problems at technical high schools, with most struggling to provide proper...

N. Korea cracks down on remittance network helping defectors’ families

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,...

N. Korea cigarette smuggling operations hit hard by China crackdown

A sweeping Chinese crackdown on cigarette smuggling has brought North Korean companies’ lucrative tobacco operations to a virtual standstill, forcing them to scramble for...

Trump’s tariff gamble on India backfires as Alaska summit with Putin yields no deal

U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to squeeze New Delhi with steep, shifting tariffs — and to use that pressure as leverage around the Ukraine...

N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders workplace safety reforms after steel mill accident

When a serious accident occurred at a North Korean steel mill on a national holiday, Kim Jong Un was immediately briefed about what happened....

China intensifies surveillance of N. Korean defectors in urban areas

Chinese police continue to keep a close eye on North Korean defectors in the country. While surveillance intensity varies by region, defectors in cities...

New data shows N. Korea rice prices hit highest level since 2009 currency reform

North Korea’s market rice prices have once again reached a record high. According to Daily NK’s regular survey of market prices in North Korea,...

N. Korea teachers find summer “vacation” busier than school year

North Korean schools may be closed for summer, but teachers are busier than ever with training programs and public service projects. “Teachers in Haeju...

N. Korea lectures trading companies on benefits of economic independence

Managers at trading companies in Sariwon, North Hwanghae province, recently attended a special lecture on the global economic situation. According to a Daily NK...

N. Korea cracks down on intranet usage after document theft incident

North Korean state security officials recently examined email usage, intranet access and file viewing records at government agencies and schools in North Pyongan province....

N. Korea children’s camp excludes poor students due to high costs

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...

N. Korea’s tourism drive leaves locals exhausted from constant building

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...

N. Korea exploits South Korean youth’s disinterest in reunification

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...

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