Tag: Daily NK: North Korea

North Korean security agents in North Hamgyong Province demanded large sums of cash from remittance brokers ahead of recent holidays, including Lunar New Year...

More and more parents are turning to private tutoring for their children as the quality of education in North Korean schools declines, Daily NK...

The incomes of North Korean market sellers continue to decline even though trade with China and Russia has partially resumed with the easing of...

Anxiety is in the air after North Korea’s education ministry disciplined the scientific research departments of three prominent universities for carelessly providing research funds...

Two female switchboard operators who were caught engaging in non-socialist behavior last year recently faced a struggle session at the cultural center of the...

Workers at the Kilju Pulp and Paper Factory got into a drunken brawl ahead of the Feb. 16 holiday marking the birthday of late...

Grain prices in North Korean marketplaces faltered briefly before the Lunar New Year in early February, but they are now moving upward again. The...

North Korean authorities issued orders for special guard duty throughout the country on Feb. 16, the 82nd anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s birth, also...

North Korea distributed holiday gifts to cadres of party and government organizations on the Day of the Shining Star (Feb. 16, Kim Jong Il’s...

North Korea’s Ministry of Education has dispatched inspectors to leading universities in Pyongyang and the provinces to check on lecture preparations in major departments...

Sinuiju residents are talking about two teenagers who ended up on the streets after their mother was imprisoned for non-socialist behavior, Daily NK has...

With superstitious behavior such as fortune-telling running rampant, authorities in Chongjin recently launched a campaign to eliminate superstitious practices, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on...

This year marks the fourth year in North Korea’s critical five-year plan for economic and defense development, as well as a major milestone on...

North Korea’s national police agency recently issued orders to crack down on people involved in the brewing of illegal alcohol, Daily NK has learned. Speaking...