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Seafood is a luxury for N. Koreans living in the country’s interior

As a peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides, Korea has easy access to a wide variety of seafood. Seafood is nutritionally excellent,...

Parents of school children turn to second-hand stores amid N. Korea’s economic difficulties

Driven by economic hardships, a large number of parents of school-age children shopped at second-hand clothing stores in Hamhung markets before the start of...

Three young North Koreans share their views on dating and marriage

Editor’s Note: In Sep. 2021, North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly adopted the “Youth Education Guarantee Act,” one of the “big three” oppressive laws passed...

Most N. Korean defectors repatriated last year are still in re-education camps

Most of the North Korean defectors repatriated from China last October remain in re-education camps six months later. However, some have died due to...

Health problems plague a growing number of female farmers in N. Korea

An increasing number of female farmers in North Korea are unable to work due to health problems, Daily NK has learned. “When a farm in...

Why North Korea cancelled its World Cup qualifier with Japan

North Korea’s abrupt cancellation of a World Cup qualifier with Japan recently was motivated both several factors, including its diplomatic strategy toward Japan, Daily...

In Hyesan, N. Korean-made roof tiles are more popular than imported metal ones

While imported metal tiles are the most popular roofing material for North Korean homes, the real best-seller is locally made tiles, which are cheaper,...

N. Hamgyong Province security officials given summary of recent meeting with Russian intelligence agency

Amid reports that a delegation of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) visited the DPRK and discussed technical issues related to strengthening cooperation with...

A new proposal for unifying the two Koreas

South Korea’s 22nd parliamentary election is now over. On Apr. 10, the same day as the South Korean election, Kim Jong Un paid a...

N. Korea’s Civil Defense University revises curriculum for the first time in 12 years

North Korea’s Civil Defense University, which trains the country’s civil defense commanders, has revised its education and training program for the first time in...

Satellite imagery reveals nighttime lights at North Korea’s Camp 22

North Korea’s political prison camps – which the regime denies even exist – are referred to by their number, as in Camp XX. According...

What N. Korean gains – and loses – through its new unification policy

There were more inter-Korean summits during the Moon Jae-in administration than at any time since the Korean Peninsula was divided. In particular, a long-awaited...

As winter training ends, N. Korean military takes action to tighten combat discipline

The General Staff Department of the North Korean military has issued a surprise telegram to the entire army explaining the combat situation and calling...

The North Korean origins of Iran’s rocket strike capability against Israel

In the aftermath of a lethal air strike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus on Apr. 1, which was quickly widely attributed to...

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