Tag: Daily NK: North Korea

State security agents in the North Korean city of Rason recently discussed South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s debt-relief program during a political lecture. While...

North Korea has adopted a cautious approach to the new South Korean administration’s conciliatory gestures—including suspending loudspeaker broadcasts at the border, asking private groups...

While North Korean media recently published images of Kim Jong Un holding back tears as he held coffins containing the remains of North Koreans...

As the oppressive summer heat drags on, more and more North Koreans are turning to traditional health remedies. This is especially true for farm...

A North Korean political officer from a border guard unit in North Pyongan province is under investigation after allowing a soldier to go home...

Despite North Korean authorities calling for the creation of all-youth work squads to help young people settle in agricultural communities, many young people still...

UNESCO’s recent decision to inscribe North Korea’s Mount Kumgang as a World Heritage site represents a deeply troubling intersection of international diplomacy and authoritarian...

The North Korean military has declared a “month of fumigation” in an attempt to wipe out bedbugs infesting many barracks. A source in the...

Smugglers in North Hamgyong province have been working overtime importing accessories from China this summer, driven by surging demand among young people who are...

Two disabled North Korean soldiers brutally beat a woman in her 40s on a train after she refused to move her luggage for them....

While North Korean law guarantees maternity leave, many women prefer returning to work soon after giving birth. New mothers are unable to take full...

Following the publication of photographs showing a tearful Kim Jong Un clutching coffins containing the remains of North Korean soldiers who died in Russia,...

North Korea’s Ministry of Social Security has launched an intensive crackdown on major trading companies suspected of manufacturing and exporting illegal drugs. “Both the...

The families of young farmers recently sent to a forced labor camp for skipping work are complaining, pointing to the relatives of farm officials...