North Korea is demanding foreign currency from its overseas workers to fund flood recovery, despite earlier rejecting international aid in favor of “self-reliance,” Daily...
Police in Hyesan recently raided a foreign exchange shop rumored to be selling South Korean clothing, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking anonymously, a Daily NK...
A North Korean farmer was recently sentenced to unpaid labor for using recycled plastic film without permission to protect his rain-damaged home, Daily NK...
North Korea has ordered more “wartime security efforts” across the country in response to the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint drills between South Korea and...
North Korean athletes who competed in the Paris Summer Olympics are being scrutinized for any ideological shortcomings in Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking anonymously,...
North Hamgyong province has ordered local factories and enterprises to adopt an autonomous lunch-hour system to combat prolonged heat waves.
Speaking anonymously, a source in...
With the alarming spread of skin conditions among visitors to beaches on North Korea’s west coast, the government is urgently advising people to stay...
North Korea is conducting urgent health checkups for flood victims residing in Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking anonymously, a source in Pyongyang told Daily...
A series of incidents attributed to a severe heatwave have recently emerged in North Hwanghae province.
Speaking anonymously, a Daily NK source in the province...
Officials arrested in early July for drug trafficking in Hamhung face intense public scrutiny over their potential punishments, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking anonymously, a...
North Korean authorities are demanding cash from the public for flood recovery, causing tensions between neighborhood watch unit heads and wealthy “donju” traders.
Speaking anonymously,...
