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N. Hwanghae Province orders farms to spray pesticides at the right time

The North Hwanghae Province Agricultural Guidance Bureau recently sent a directive to farms urging them to spray pesticides on wheat and barley planted last...

Kim Jong Un orders increase in shrouds, engine nozzles for warheads

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered an expansion in the production, inspection, and deployment of warhead shrouds and engine nozzles for the...

Soaring grain prices put people under more pressure in Hoeryong

Grain prices have recently been soaring at markets in the city of Hoeryong, in North Hamgyong Province, putting North Koreans under even more financial...

N. Korea imports large amounts of rice from northeastern China

North Korean authorities have recently imported large quantities of rice from northeastern China. The imports appear to be aimed at stabilizing rice prices as...

North Korea wipes “reunification” from school textbooks

North Korean authorities have ordered that the word “reunification” be removed from students’ textbooks, Daily NK has learned. “The education authorities were ordered to review...

North Korean rice prices see growing regional disparity

As rice prices continue to increase throughout North Korea’s markets, regional disparities in prices have grown deeper due, at least in part, to severe...

Kim Jong Un has only just started his diplomatic game with Japan

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is an ambitious gambler with some big hang-ups. In early 2024, 13 years into his reign, Kim made a...

North Korea moves to promote closer relations with China

The North Korean authorities recently issued a directive through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare concrete proposals to promote closer cooperation with China,...

North Korea orders hunt to capture “impure elements” in Russia

North Korean authorities have issued an order calling on North Korean workers in Russia to step up mutual surveillance and “track down internal impure...

Pyongyangites pushed to attend Russian ballet performance last month

Pyongyang authorities pushed people to attend a ballet performance by a Russian dance troupe in the capital city last month, Daily NK has learned. Speaking...

S. Hamgyong Province’s rural areas suffer from severe food shortages

Some rural areas of South Hamgyong Province have recently experienced severe food shortages. With little sign of improvement, people are even taking their own...

Three Pyongsong high schoolers in trouble after sharing nude photos of female students

Three male students at a high school in Pyongsong have been expelled for distributing nude or illicit photos of girls at the school taken...

N. Korea’s state security agency surveys opinions about new regional development policy

North Korea’s Ministry of State Security has issued an order to its local branches to determine the opinions of city and county people’s committee...

Pyongyang man arrested for using counterfeit dollars

A Pyongyang resident in his 20s has been arrested by North Korean police for using counterfeit money, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of...

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