The North Pyongan Province People’s Committee has begun to crack down on people who illegally build additions to their houses to accommodate two families....
Some remittance brokers in Hoeryong have recently approached the families of defectors offering to put them in touch with relatives in South Korea and...
After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the erasure of the country’s past support for reunification, the North Korean government has been transferring...
The latest smartphones in North Korea cost hundreds of dollars, with some models costing nearly USD 1,000. While such prices are a significant burden...
Despite the easing of crackdowns, street food vendors in Hyesan are struggling these days because they make so little money, Daily NK has learned.
“Business...
While North Korea’s provinces are now allowed to conduct a certain level of trade thanks to the “20×10 regional development policy,” trade remains tightly...
The North Korean government recently ordered the Missile General Bureau and the General Bureau of Equipment of the Ministry of Defense to cooperate more...
People in Chongjin and Hoeryong are avoiding the upper floors of newly built high-rise apartments due to various inconveniences, Daily NK has learned.
“The high-rise...
North Korea’s central government recently sent an inspection team to an oil distribution center affiliated with the Nampo Trade Administration Bureau, Daily NK has...
North Korean authorities recently told overseas job applicants that failure to give the government its share of their earnings would result in restrictions on...
