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,...
The South Hwanghae provincial party committee has made weekly “song dissemination” sessions mandatory at all workplaces, leaving many North Koreans frustrated as they’re forced...
Recent reports indicate that the North Korean Workers’ Party continues its harsh discrimination against citizens who hold views different from the regime.
According to a...
North Korean farmers are growing increasingly resentful as the ruling party’s interference in their autonomy reaches new extremes. While authorities boast of an unprecedented...
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...
