Tag: Daily NK: North Korea

North Korean security officials in the China-North Korea border region are increasingly turning to extortion of money changers and remittance brokers to make money,...

The recently launched crackdown on street vendors in Hyesan has eased recently, Daily NK has learned. “The authorities have been conducting a special crackdown on...

Following an announcement by the Ministry of State Security that rations to regional security bureaus would be cut by one-third this year, the Yanggang...

North Koreans in some regions of the country have filed complaints with party authorities against people’s committee officials and construction managers for corruption in...

The North Korean authorities restricted the movements of its citizens because of the tense political situation on Mar. 4, the first day of the...

North Korea is pushing ahead with a plan to build factories in the provinces under its “20×10 regional development policy.” As part of this,...

North Korea is moving forward with an excessive level of personnel changes in a push to achieve state-led projects. On Mar. 8, a source inside...

People who have moved into newly built houses in agricultural areas of Yanggang Province are complaining that the new homes are very drafty, Daily...

Workers at a medium-sized power plant in Orang County were summoned to a public criticism meeting after a deadly fire broke out at the...

A number of North Korean weddings have recently been delayed or canceled for superstitious reasons, Daily NK has learned. “A rumor is circulating in Chongjin...

A pedicab driver in Pyongyang’s Hyongjesan district was recently arrested after he protested against being fined by police, Daily NK has learned. “An increasing number...

Some North Korean women have been expressing their discontent with an editorial that ran in the Rodong Sinmun on International Women’s Day (Mar. 8)...

We’re now two weeks into March. More than months have passed since Kim Jong Un announced his shocking “two state” narrative and intent to...

The South Korean government recently decided to designate July 14 as “North Korean Defectors’ Day.” Minister of Unification Kim Yung-ho announced that the day...