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North Korea forces coastal fish farms to ditch Chinese partners, upending trade deals

North Korean authorities have been forcing coastal aquaculture enterprises in South Hwanghae province to abandon their existing Chinese trading partners and replace them with...

North Korea selling publications and films on WeChat in China

North Korea appears to be selling state publications, films, and promotional videos through WeChat, China’s dominant messaging and social media platform, in what represents...

North Korea’s market price surge shows signs of easing

North Korean market prices, which had nearly doubled since early February 2026, showed signs of easing in late April, according to Daily NK’s latest...

North Korean coal miners arrested for watching South Korean videos

Dozens of young coal miners at a state-run mining complex in South Pyongan province were arrested in February after a joint inspection found they...

North Korean military brigade caught using civilian ringers in arts competition

A North Korean military brigade stationed in South Hamgyong province has been caught infiltrating a soldiers’ family arts competition with civilian participants, drawing a...

North Korean soldiers beat taxi driver who refused free ride in Hyesan

Two soldiers beat a taxi driver bloody in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, after he refused to give them a free ride, according to a Daily...

North Korea’s China consulates hit with sweeping inspection, pre-dawn raids

North Korea’s consulates in China were subjected to a sweeping inspection last month, with auditors conducting unannounced pre-dawn searches of staff residences on multiple...

New satellite images reveal upgrades, freight activity at North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant

Satellite imagery of North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium refinery shows the facility continuing to operate and undergo upgrades, with new construction, freight activity, and expanding...

North Korea demands identity checks on Chinese trading partners in bid to cut unofficial deals

North Korea has ordered trade officials to submit detailed personal information on their Chinese business partners as part of a sweeping post-congress crackdown on...

North Korea’s donju go dark as post-congress crackdown spreads fear

North Korean donju — the wealthy private traders who form the backbone of the country’s informal market economy — are going dark. Amid a...

North Korea’s farm labor exemptions for top students spark fairness row

A Ryanggang province party committee directive exempting top-scoring students from seasonal farm labor mobilization has ignited a fairness dispute among parents, with many arguing...

N. Korea security officials get rations but feel the squeeze

North Korea distributed three months’ worth of food rations to personnel at security agencies in Hamhung ahead of the April 15 birthday of state...

Pyongyang tells Kangwon province: use science and talent to hit second-quarter targets

North Korea’s central party authorities have issued a directive to the Kangwon province party committee ordering officials to use science, technology, and talent development...

A mended plastic bag from North Korea tells the story the regime won’t

On April 15, the day North Korea marks the birth of founding leader Kim Il Sung with elaborate state celebrations, I was combing through...

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