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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...

N. Korea’s monitoring of political tendencies won’t work

In late April, North Korea’s ruling party ordered all organizations to place the highest priority on monitoring trends among the general public, and among...

How N. Korea’s COVID controls led to tragedy in a small mountain town

In 2020, North Korea enforced COVID quarantines even in the small mountain town of Chasong County, Chagang Province. The death of a woman surnamed...

N. Korea is mysteriously delaying its constitutional amendment

Some four months have passed since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asserted that two states exist on the Korean Peninsula, denying the concept...

Young N. Koreans question why the state demands absolute loyalty

North Korea organized a second training seminar for party officials in charge of propaganda at the People’s Palace of Culture in Pyongyang from Apr....

N. Korea’s rising yuan exchange rate is hurting market sellers

The Chinese yuan exchange rate has recently been rising against the North Korean won, stacking up losses for vendors at North Korean markets and...

N. Korean soldiers forced to gather supplies for factory construction projects

Soldiers in a unit mobilized under North Korea’s new 20×10 regional development policy to build factories in South Hwanghae Province’s Unchon County are being...

Remains of N. Korean workers who died in Russia returned to families

The remains of North Korean laborers who died while working in the Russian cities of Krasnoyarsk and Tynda were recently turned over to their...

N. Korean military creates new department to boost use of AI technology

North Korea’s military recently created a new department tasked with boosting the use of AI technology for national defense, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on...

Outlines of China-North Korea agreement on defector repatriation shared with N. Korean public

North Hamgyong Province’s state security and police departments have been instructed by the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea to inform residents...

N. Korean police crack down on non-socialist behavior on trains

The North Korean police have been deploying special teams to crackdown on illegal behavior on trains traveling between Pyongyang and other cities. In particular,...

N. Korean band of robbers put on trial in Wonsan

A band of robbers operating in Wonsan, Kangwon Province, was recently arrested and put on public trial in early April, Daily NK has learned.  “Earlier...

N. Korean government demands students collect scrap paper for new textbooks

North Korea’s government has ordered students to collect scrap paper for use in printing new textbooks for a new curriculum that will soon be...

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