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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...

Pyongyang probes how well companies handed out rations ahead of Labor Day

The Pyongyang People’s Committee recently tallied the rations that workers employed in the city have received from their employers ahead of Labor Day, Daily...

Chongjin intensifies street-level inspections of mobile phones

Mobile phone inspections and body searches of young residents of Chongjin have recently become more intense than ever. North Korean authorities appear to be...

High-resolution satellite imagery suggests N. Korea is producing fissile materials

An inspection of high-resolution satellite imagery and thermal infrared satellite imagery indicates that North Korea has recently operated key facilities in the Yongbyon Nuclear...

Nampo’s 2021 lockdown led to tragedy for many people

In early 2020, as North Korea implemented a maritime lockdown in response to COVID-19, the port city of Nampo suffered a steep drop in...

N. Korea’s demolition of Mount Kumgang’s S. Korean facilities appears to have stalled

The unauthorized demolition of South Korean facilities at the Mount Kumgang tourism area and Kosong Port in Kangwon Province, which is part of North...

North Korea’s imports of oil from China and Russia are going to military units

North Korea is increasing oil supplies to naval units based in Nampo and Nason as the nation imports massive amounts of petroleum from China...

N. Korea’s local police offices hold meetings after national conferen

City, county and district branches of the Ministry of Social Security were ordered to convene general assemblies of basic party branches and party cells...

North Korean corn prices fall after steady rise

Corn prices in North Korean markets have recently fallen after skyrocketing for some time. Moreover, with the market price of rice fluctuating from region...

Why are N. Korea’s agricultural areas seeing a rising mortality rate?

The mortality rate in North Korea’s agricultural areas is more than three times than that in urban areas, according to a source inside the...

Hwasong District holds training sessions for new apartment tenants

The people’s committee of Pyongyang’s Hwasong District is administering home maintenance training sessions for tenants of new homes in the district, Daily NK has...

N. Korea’s foreign currency exchange rates continue to rise

Foreign exchange rates continue to rise in North Korean markets. The exchange rate of the North Korean won to the US dollar has reached...

South Hwanghae Province’s rural areas are facing serious electricity shortages

South Hwanghae Province, North Korea’s main grain-producing region, is facing a severe power shortage, Daily NK has learned. “The residents of rural counties such as...

A glimpse into the future of surveillance technology in North Korea

North Korea may be infamous for being “decades in the past,” but its technology is not nearly so far behind. North Korea has trained...

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