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N. Korea’s central government sends down revised agricultural guidance to Chagang Province

The North Korean Cabinet’s Agricultural Commission recently sent amended seasonal agricultural guidance materials to Chagang Province, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity,...

Why was the term “Day of the Sun” barely used on Kim Il Sung’s birthday?

North Korean media this year hardly used the term “Day of the Sun,” the name for the holiday marking the birthday of the country’s...

Four N. Korean stationmasters arrested for failing to show loyalty to Kim Jong Un

The North Korean Ministry of State Security has recently informed senior officials at provincial bureaus about the punishment given to people arrested in connection...

N. Korea’s youth pretend to be loyal to the state to get the jobs they want

North Korea’s “new generation” includes everyone from unmarried young people to infants. North Korea defines this new generation as the “driving force that must...

N. Korea encourages Chinese businesspeople to resume commercial activities

The North Korean government is encouraging Chinese businesspeople to resume business activities they were forced to suspend when North Korea closed its borders because...

Abuse of opium remains a problem in N. Korea amid economic downturn

Several opium addicts have died recently in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source...

Repatriated N. Korean defectors who interacted with Christians sent to political prison camps

Some of the more than 200 defectors repatriated from China to North Korea last year are being held in political prison camps. Among the...

N. Korea’s Chongjin Department Store comes under probe for corruption

The Chongjin Department Store in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, has been the subject of an investigation by the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party...

Samsu Power Plant employee punished due to his son’s troublemaking

A North Korean manager at the Samsu Power Plant in Yanggang Province has been punished in connection with his son’s transgressions, Daily NK has...

Growing trade leads to a spike in N. Koreas market exchange rates

Market exchange rates in North Korea have hit another high as the US dollar climbs in international markets and trading activity expands in certain...

N. Koreans scoff at government’s propaganda about childcare programs

North Korea continues to spread propaganda about the ruling party’s childcare programs, including the distribution of free dairy products to children. Recently, the party...

N. Korea’s rural areas suffer from high rates of infant mortality

The infant mortality rate in North Korea’s rural areas is higher than in the country’s cities, a source in the country told Daily NK...

The impact of N. Korea’s harsh lockdown of Onsong County in 2022 still reverberates today

In the summer of 2022, North Korean authorities imposed a strict lockdown in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, to prevent the spread of the...

Kim Il Sung’s birthday didn’t lead to fall in grain prices this year

Grain prices at North Korean markets did not fall as they usually do around Apr. 15, which is Kim Il Sung’s birthday and the...

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