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S. Korean cosmetics find their way into North Pyongan Province

South Korean cosmetics are being secretly distributed in North Pyongan Province in the border area with North Korea, Daily NK has learned. But some...

N. Korea builds horse-riding tracks on former Myohyangsan Airfield

North Korean authorities have demolished Kim Jong Un’s private airfield near Mt. Myohyang and replaced it with horse-riding tracks. Daily NK confirmed through Maxar satellite...

N. Korea orders officials who fall ill or become injured to be removed from posts

North Korea has issued instructions to tighten its personnel management regulations, ordering that officials who become ill, injured or disabled on the job be...

Serious misconduct in Kim Jong Un’s personal guard unit leads to personnel reshuffle

Serious misconduct has led to a major personnel reshuffle in a guard unit at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s seaside villa in Kyongsong...

Uzbek arrested by Russian government for helping N. Koreans defect

The Russian government has arrested an Uzbek religious worker who had been helping extract North Korean defectors from the Russian Far East. As Russia...

Kim Jong Un orders stable electricity supply to Pyongyang’s Rimhung Street

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given orders to stabilize the power supply on Rimhung Street in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district, where a large...

N. Korean importers complain about long inspection periods

North Korean importers are complaining that inspections of goods at Hyesan’s customs house are taking too long, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of...

The truth behind Kim Jong Un’s “anti-reunification” policy

In January 2024, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a major shift in state ideology. Since the division of the Korean peninsula in...

N. Korea moves to increase public confidence in banking system

Four months have passed since North Korea launched what it calls its “20×10 regional development policy.” Kim Jong Un personally unveiled the project, which...

N. Korean school demands dollars from students unable to engage in farm work

North Korean students are being mobilized to help transplant rice seedlings in South Hwanghae Province, one of the country’s main breadbaskets, as part of...

N. Hamgyong Province orders replacement of technical inspectors at Tumen River Station

The North Hamgyong Province Party Committee recently ordered the replacement of a large number of technical inspectors at Tumen River Station, Daily NK has...

N. Korea cracks down on farm volunteers drinking alcohol on the job

North Korean authorities have taken issue with the consumption of alcohol on the job by volunteers helping on farms, Daily NK has learned.  Speaking on...

Camera lens captures N. Korean workers on an outing in Dandong

Dozens of North Korean women were recently seen at a group outing in a park in Dandong, suggesting that North Korean workers in China...

N. Korea restarts efforts to purchase used oil tankers

North Korea has recently resumed efforts to buy used oil tankers. The Ministry of External Economic Relations, which oversees the country’s trade, activities to...

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