Tag: Daily NK: North Korea

Gear-laden North Korean soldiers trudging through the woods as part of their yearly winter exercises are collapsing from exhaustion, sources report. “Units with the V...

Homemade processed foodstuffs affixed with factory brands can be seen everywhere in North Korean markets lately. Discerning factory-made products from homemade ones solely by...

North Korea has conducted internal lectures criticizing the U.S. arrest and seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as a “U.S. act of gangsterism,” while...

As gear-laden North Korean soldiers trudge through the woods as part of their yearly winter exercises, which have been underway since Dec. 1, many...

North Korea plans to expand private car ownership nationwide. Provincial residents welcome this, but worry whether authorities plan to bolster public surveillance and control...

Rampant pickpockets are becoming a serious nuisance for market vendors and customers in Sariwon, North Hwanghae province. Fewer people are visiting markets because of...

Three women were subjected to a struggle session and public trial for involvement in illegal housing sales late last month in Pyongyang, Daily NK...

Police officers responsible for escort duty along the railway stood guard in freezing cold when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Samjiyon, Ryanggang...

Some North Korean defectors living in China are still unable to receive hospital treatment even for serious illnesses due to their status as illegal...

North Korea is preparing to transition from the free health care system it has nominally maintained over the years to a medical insurance model....

Even in the middle of a cold snap, North Korea has launched a final race to complete the Sinuiju Greenhouse Complex, currently under construction...

While North Korea-China trade has been surging since the second half of 2025, North Korean trading officials operating overseas have, if anything, less latitude...

As North Korea’s grip on society tightens by the day, the front-line police officers charged with preserving the regime in their public interactions face...

As North Korea endures an arctic blast that has lasted since New Year’s, bursting pipes have disrupted the water supply in Ryanggang province. “With the...