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S. Pyongan Province’s rural areas are facing extreme levels of hardship

People living in farming communities in South Pyongan Province are suffering extreme hardship, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK...

What N. Korean farmers could learn from South Korea

Not long ago, I happened to visit a farming village in Icheon, an area in South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province. There was a touching beauty...

Defense Intelligence Agency report confirms Russia is using North Korean missiles in its war against Ukraine

The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has confirmed in an unclassified report that Russia used North Korean-made ballistic missiles in its war against Ukraine....

Two Sariwon teenagers publicly tried for distributing S. Korean songs, photos

Two teenage boys in Sariwon were recently sentenced in a public trial on charges of distributing South Korean songs and photos, Daily NK has...

One N. Korean’s view of the ongoing crackdown on the China-North Korea border

After declaring April the “Month of Eradicating Illegal Behavior,” North Korea’s Ministry of State Security has begun cracking down on illegal behavior in the...

N. Pyongan Province falls behind in rice seedling transplanting campaign

North Pyongan Province has fallen behind in the national rice seedling transplanting campaign, prompting local authorities to step up efforts to gather information and...

N. Korea’s Central Committee officials seek out female instrumentalists as daughters-in-law

Officials of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea prefer female instrumentalists as daughters-in-law, Daily NK has learned. The number of engagements or...

N. Korea hands out eight months’ worth of rations to major munitions factories

North Korea has recently provided workers at eight major munitions factories in Pyongyang, North Pyongan Province, and other areas of the country with eight...

N. Koreans ambivalent about Kim Jong Un’s new portrait hanging alongside past leaders

North Koreans have mixed feelings about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s portrait appearing alongside his predecessors, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il,...

N. Korea’s markets continue to see rise in food prices

Grain prices at North Korean marketplaces continue to rise. North Korean food prices are even higher than in May 2023, when cereal prices peaked...

North Koreans seek out cold noodles as weather heats up

An increasing number of market goers have been seeking out Chongsu naengmyeon (cold noodles) in some North Korean cities, Daily NK has learned. “Chongsu naengmyeon...

N. Korean scientist executed in 2021 for COVID-19 research

In September 2021, a researcher at a bioengineering laboratory under the North Korean State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang examined samples taken from a...

Hyesan resident arrested after delivering money to defector’s family in Hamhung

A Hyesan resident was recently arrested by North Korean state security agents after he delivered money to a defector’s family in Hamhung on the...

Young N. Koreans want to watch hit S. Korean movie “Exhuma”

A growing number of North Korean youths in Hoeryong City, North Hamgyong Province, are inquiring about the South Korean movie “Exhuma,” which was released...

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