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MOFA welcomes US Reps. Boyle, Salinas, Kennedy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for Reps. Brendan Boyle, Andrea Salinas and Tim Kennedy of the U.S. House of Representatives Oct. 7 in Taipei City,...

Taiwan opens representative office in Phoenix

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the launch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office...

Interview: How bribery holds North Korea’s market economy together

A few years ago, two researchers – Dr. Andrew Yeo (Brookings Institution) and Dr....

MOFA welcomes Japan’s Kumamoto Gov. Kimura

The Oct. 6 visit by Kumamoto Governor Takashi Kimura and Prefectural Assembly Chair Koki...

N. Korean security ministry launches manhunt for missing reconstruction workers

North Korea is conducting a serious investigation after reports that more than 10 workers mobilized for reconstruction efforts following deadly floods in North Pyongan...

Special status for military veterans: Inside N. Korea’s ‘No. 27 Beneficiary System’

North Korea has categorized discharged military officers as “No. 27” beneficiaries eligible for special treatment by the government following a 2020 law to improve...

N. Korea doubles foreign currency quotas for overseas workers

North Korea has doubled the foreign currency quotas required from workers sent overseas. This change will likely force North Korean laborers abroad to endure...

Not even rice cookers: China cracks down on electronics in N. Korean workers’ baggage

Chinese authorities are thoroughly inspecting the personal baggage of North Korean workers as they return home, preventing them from bringing even small home electronics...

N. Korean workers in Russia drive up prices of unwanted pork cuts

Amid reports that North Korea has sent another group of construction workers to the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, these workers are buying up...

N. Korea prescribes ‘self-reliance’ instead of vaccines amid disease outbreak

Despite a recent surge in infections, North Korea is emphasizing self-reliance rather than implementing practical measures such as distributing vaccines. In response, doctors and...

Untraceable weapons: N. Korea prepares to export drones to Middle East and Africa

North Korea is preparing to export drones alongside its recent full-scale drone production efforts, Daily NK has learned. “The party’s Munitions Industry Department began inspections...

N. Korean military official dismissed after revealing forced conscription practices

An official from North Hamgyong province’s military mobilization department was dismissed after making inappropriate comments while intoxicated regarding forced conscription that had been carried...

N. Korean ramps up ideological lectures for youth despite growing disinterest

North Korea has increased ideological lectures for young people in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province. These sessions, previously held once or twice monthly, are now...

Smugglers seek trading company jobs as N. Korea intensifies border control

Smugglers in North Korea are now seeking jobs with trading companies to avoid crackdowns, as authorities intensify efforts to curb private smuggling. This shift...

Empty exhibitions: N. Korea’s growing crackdown on policy formalism

Recent reports indicate that punishments are being intensified across North Korean society for issues of formalism in implementing Workers’ Party policies. According to a source...

N. Korean workers at constructions site for greenhouses denied leave to see newborns

North Korean workers mobilized for the construction of large greenhouses are complaining about not being allowed to visit home for family matters, such as...

Revolutionary sparks: Tracking N. Korea’s covert operations from the 1980s to today

In a previous column, I wrote that North Korea changed the name of the party’s United Front Department to Bureau 10. I explained this...

N. Korean authorities spring sting operations on illegal currency traders

North Korean authorities have intensified their crackdown on unauthorized foreign currency trading, with law enforcement increasingly using sting operations to catch offenders. According to a...

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