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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...

Daily life interrupted as Pyongyang’s power shortage drags on

The power shortage in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang remains severe, creating serious disruptions to daily life. Despite efforts to tap renewable energy sources like...

N. Korea deploys hundreds of intelligence agents to aid Russian war effort

Daily NK has learned that North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), which oversees espionage operations in South Korea and abroad, deployed several hundred agents...

BHIM Organized its first Session on “Human Rights Law: Indian Prespective,” at CLC

We, the BHIM (Bhartiya Human Rights Initiative on Marginalized) successfully organized our first ever public session on 4th December, 2024 on the topic, "Human...

N. Korea orders tourism expansion in Chinese-Russian border region

North Korea is pushing to expand its tourism industry in North Hamgyong province to generate foreign currency despite international sanctions. Last month, the central government’s...

N. Korea builds drone warfare program, drawing lessons from Ukraine war

North Korea’s General Staff Department (GSD) has ordered electronic warfare units to conduct drone-focused exercises as part of winter military training that began Sunday,...

N. Korean state shops near China allow food purchases in foreign currency

North Korean state-run grain shops near the Chinese border have begun accepting foreign currency for food purchases, despite official restrictions on foreign currency use.  This...

Technical glitches mar North Korea’s new video calling service

North Korea now offers full-fledged video calling services as the country commercializes its 4G network. However, technical issues such as overheating, excessive battery consumption,...

Inside N. Korea’s autonomous defense act: Security law masks surveillance aims

Daily NK has recently acquired the complete text of North Korea’s Autonomous Defense and Security Act, enacted in 2022. The law’s ostensible purpose is to...

N. Korea orders nationwide crackdown on ‘seditious forces’

North Korea’s Ministry of State Security held a two-day training session in Pyongyang for provincial counterintelligence officials, ordering an intensified crackdown on potential spies...

Overproduction causes blast at North Korean cement plant

Straining to meet aggressive production targets, workers at North Korea’s Mt. Purae cement plant triggered an explosion that rocked the South Hamgyong province facility....

N. Korea spreads virus fears about southern balloons

North Korean authorities are conducting lectures warning citizens to avoid items from South Korean balloons, claiming they are contaminated with viruses.  According to a source...

North Korean food prices soar as currency crisis deepens

North Korean food prices have hit record highs, deepening hardship across the country. According to Daily NK’s regular market survey, rice prices exceeded 8,000 North...

Hong Kong’s Fading Memories: How Beijing’s Grip is Erasing a City’s Identity

As Kenneth strolls through Hong Kong's Victoria Park, memories of the city's pro-democracy movement come flooding back. The annual Lunar New Year fair, once...

Trump to BRICS: Commit to US Dollar or Suffer the Consequences

In a surprise move, US President-elect Donald Trump has demanded a "commitment" from BRICS nations, including China, India, and Russia, to refrain from creating...

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