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Jilin Province sentences N. Korean defector to 10 years for human trafficking

Jilin Province authorities recently handed down a 10-year sentence to a North Korean defector for human trafficking, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of...

As relations between China and N. Korea improve, defectors in China worry about repatriations

Once strained, the relationship between North Korea and China appears to be on the mend again as the two countries mark the “year of...

Sinuiju makes efforts to improve banking services after complaints

Sinuiju authorities have recently begun improving the city’s banking services after complaints were made by bank customers, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of...

Growing number of defectors in China shelve plans to head to S. Korea

After hearing about the recent repatriation of North Korean defectors living in China, an increasing number of defectors there are shelving plans to head...

N. Korean laborers work nights to finish Hwasong residential development project

After a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the third phase of a residential development in the Hwasong District of Pyongyang, satellite images show that...

Despite sanctions, N. Korea continues imports of parts for electronics

North Korea continues to import parts for electronics through China, paying in dollars or fraudulent bank accounts to circumvent international sanctions, Daily NK has...

Warning Shot: America’s strike on China’s embassy 25 years ago sent a strong signal to North Korea

On May 7, 1999 a B-2 Spirit bomber flying on a CIA-directed mission launched a JDAM satellite guided bomb on the Chinese embassy in the...

N. Korean support-the-troops program gets a failing grade due to “unethical behavior”

The North Hamgyong Province branch of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League gave a negative review to a recent support-the-troops program conducted in Chongjin, Daily...

N. Korean lectures emphasize necessity of nuclear weapons for happiness of future generations

Recent lectures for officials at major regional universities was based on material explaining the reasons for North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons and missiles...

N. Korea’s new campus for elite party school is nearing completion

North Korea is busy completing the construction of buildings on the new campus for the Central Cadres Training School, which is responsible for training...

N. Korea orders farms to adopt new irrigation system to optimize production

North Korea has ordered wheat and barley farms to adopt “underground drip irrigation systems” to optimize crop production, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...

North Korea intensifies crackdown on private education

The North Korean authorities have recently tightened restrictions on private education, with several offenders facing legal consequences, Daily NK has learned. “A woman in her...

North Korea urges managers to prioritize workers’ rights in China

North Korea recently ordered its officials to pay attention to protecting the rights of workers sent to China. The order appears to be a...

N. Korea is investigating whereabouts of “missing overseas workers”

The North Korean government is investigating the whereabouts of missing workers as it conducts a census of citizens working overseas, Daily NK has learned. Speaking...

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