Tag: Daily NK: North Korea

A dancer of the Ministry of Social Security Ensemble recently took her own life, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily...

Police officers in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, underwent about two weeks of bunker drills in preparation for war earlier this month, Daily NK has...

A growing number of Chinese companies are seeking cheap North Korean labor due to the recent rise in labor costs in China. In response,...

As the world lived in fear of COVID-19 in the year 2020, a North Korean (identified here as “A”) managed to escape from a...

Residents of North Korea’s South Hwanghae Province are eager to catch leeches and earthworms to make money, Daily NK has learned. “People in Haeju and...

Accidents at North Korea’s coal mines are on the rise due to power shortages, but restaurants and nightclubs frequented by the country’s elite can...

Amid the travails of a chronic food shortage, North Korea has identified increasing grain production as its top economic priority for the year and...

A police officer in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, was arrested in late April for the murder of his wife, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on...

Women who defected from North Korea are fleeing their homes in rural Chinese villages in search of new lives, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on...

Researchers at the Academy of National Defense Science, a critical agency in North Korea’s accelerating satellite and weapons development efforts, are increasingly unhappy with...

North Korea’s exports of artificial hair products, including wigs and false eyelashes, are setting new records, but North Koreans prefer to work with electronics...

North Korean authorities recently held an ideological struggle session for workers and artists in the movie industry, claiming that non-socialist elements have infiltrated films...

North Korea’s cargo carriers are getting more work as the volume of distribution in the country has increased with the end of COVID-19. However,...

Police and security officials have been instructed by North Korea’s Unified Command on Non-Socialist and Anti-Socialist Behavior to conceal information about incidents involving anti-socialist...