Party leaders in Wonsan, in North Korea’s Kangwon province, are seeking to address public complaints about the water supply.
“The Wonsan party committee has launched...
Some residents of Samjiyon were forcibly relocated to nearby Pochon county during North Korea’s three-stage reconstruction of the city as a supposed model of...
North Korea has implemented legal prohibitions against importing American cigarettes, Coca-Cola, and other U.S. products.
Daily NK recently obtained the full text of the “Customs...
North Korea’s military plans to hold a series of political lectures to combat rising desertions that occurred during winter exercises from December to March.
“The...
North Korea’s market grain prices have recently surged to all-time highs after remaining relatively stable since December, increasing the financial burden on ordinary North...
Expensive spring fashions have been selling rapidly in North Korea’s major cities. While many North Koreans face food shortages with the onset of the...
Local newspaper reporters in North Korea are struggling financially despite receiving government-granted vacation rights to use hot springs. Some journalists are even borrowing money...
North Korean security agencies have begun launching sting operations using the Chinese messaging app WeChat to crack down on people using illegal Chinese-made mobile...
A critical but often overlooked aspect of North Korea analysis is the question of what it would actually take—financially and institutionally—for the DPRK to...
Thirty students accepted into the Hamhung College of Pharmacy, a prestigious state-run university in North Korea’s South Hamgyong province, declined to enroll this year....
