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N. Korea tightens security around weapons factories to prevent information leaks

North Korea has tightened security around major weapons factories to keep information about the facilities from leaking to the outside world. Speaking on condition of...

Two opposing views of “North Korean Defectors’ Day” in North Korea

News of South Korea’s establishment of a “North Korean Defectors’ Day” has spread to North Korea. North Korean authorities have made no official comment...

Behind N. Korea’s lockdown of Kaesong in July 2020

In July 2020, Kaesong was put on lockdown when a North Korean defector crossed the inter-Korean border amid the COVID pandemic. According to media reports,...

Online searches for Kim Ju Ae spike after N. Korean news uses special honorifics

Online searches for “Kim Ju Ae” spiked after Rodong Sinmun, North Korea’s most prominent newspaper, recently published an article about North Korean leader Kim...

Several N. Korean children injured due to poorly maintained playground equipment

Several children have been injured after falling from an old swing carousel at a kindergarten playground in Yonsa County, North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK...

N. Korean security officials increasingly turn to extortion of money changers, remittance brokers

North Korean security officials in the China-North Korea border region are increasingly turning to extortion of money changers and remittance brokers to make money,...

Hyesan’s crackdown on street vendors eases

The recently launched crackdown on street vendors in Hyesan has eased recently, Daily NK has learned. “The authorities have been conducting a special crackdown on...

N. Korea cuts supply of rations to regional security bureaus by one-third

Following an announcement by the Ministry of State Security that rations to regional security bureaus would be cut by one-third this year, the Yanggang...

N. Koreans file complaints about corruption in rural housing construction projects

North Koreans in some regions of the country have filed complaints with party authorities against people’s committee officials and construction managers for corruption in...

N. Korea’s response to US-ROK military drills disrupts economic activity

The North Korean authorities restricted the movements of its citizens because of the tense political situation on Mar. 4, the first day of the...

N. Korea collects funds from people to fund regional development projects

North Korea is pushing ahead with a plan to build factories in the provinces under its “20×10 regional development policy.” As part of this,...

N. Korea’s recent firings of officials are excessive

North Korea is moving forward with an excessive level of personnel changes in a push to achieve state-led projects. On Mar. 8, a source inside...

New homes in North Korea’s Yanggang Province are very drafty

People who have moved into newly built houses in agricultural areas of Yanggang Province are complaining that the new homes are very drafty, Daily...

Orang County power plant suffers damage due to deadly fire in late February

Workers at a medium-sized power plant in Orang County were summoned to a public criticism meeting after a deadly fire broke out at the...

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