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North Korean corn prices fall after steady rise

Corn prices in North Korean markets have recently fallen after skyrocketing for some time. Moreover, with the market price of rice fluctuating from region...

Why are N. Korea’s agricultural areas seeing a rising mortality rate?

The mortality rate in North Korea’s agricultural areas is more than three times than that in urban areas, according to a source inside the...

Hwasong District holds training sessions for new apartment tenants

The people’s committee of Pyongyang’s Hwasong District is administering home maintenance training sessions for tenants of new homes in the district, Daily NK has...

N. Korea’s foreign currency exchange rates continue to rise

Foreign exchange rates continue to rise in North Korean markets. The exchange rate of the North Korean won to the US dollar has reached...

South Hwanghae Province’s rural areas are facing serious electricity shortages

South Hwanghae Province, North Korea’s main grain-producing region, is facing a severe power shortage, Daily NK has learned. “The residents of rural counties such as...

A glimpse into the future of surveillance technology in North Korea

North Korea may be infamous for being “decades in the past,” but its technology is not nearly so far behind. North Korea has trained...

N. Korean worker in Russia talks about conditions faced by laborers in the country

Government monitoring and control of North Korean workers in Russia is intensifying more than ever. As military, economic and diplomatic cooperation between North Korea...

Many N. Korean soldiers fail to meet requirements for extended service

In March, the North Korean military authorities announced plans to extend the service of some military specialists by one year, but in the course...

N. Korean wholesalers demand market sellers pay in dollars, not yuan

Wholesalers in some parts of North Korea have recently been demanding that market merchants pay in dollars for items they received on credit, Daily...

N. Korea, China appear to respond to criticism about human rights abuses in seafood factories

North Korea and China have taken surprising steps to respond to The New Yorker’s coverage of the severe human rights abuses suffered by North...

Sinuiju educational authorities conduct surprise inspections at the city’s schools

Sinuiju’s education department is conducting surprise inspections at the city’s schools, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source in...

Satellite imagery shows screen installed around important statues in Pyongyang

A screen has been erected around the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il located in front of the Korean Revolution Museum,...

N. Korea dispatches large number of workers to China

The North Korean authorities have recently dispatched a large number of workers to China, Daily NK has learned. Amid a recent improvement in Beijing-Pyongyang...

Divorce in N. Korea is considered “abnormal behavior”

Divorce is considered abnormal behavior in North Korea, and children whose parents split up are often ostracized by their peers or discriminated against by...

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