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Sinuiju intensifies crackdowns on young people’s speech, clothing styles

Sinuiju authorities are once again intensifying crackdowns on young people who use the South Korean language or wear South Korean-style clothing, Daily NK has...

North Korean military engineering units ordered to construction sites

The General Staff Department of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) recently ordered engineering units to be dispatched to construction sites in North Korea’s provinces....

N. Korea sold illegal gambling websites to S. Korean cybercrime ring

A North Korean organization under the Workers’ Party has reportedly created thousands of illegal online gambling websites in cooperation with an unidentified South Korean...

N. Korea launches probe into students obtaining diplomas without attending class

North Korea’s education authorities have launched a probe into so-called “8.3 students.” These students use their networks and money to bribe schools for diplomas...

N. Korea’s factories drag their feet amid calls to achieve 20×10 policy targets

Despite moves by the North Korean government to implement the ambitious “20×10 regional development policy,” factory officials are trying to avoid being pulled into...

Exclusive: False eyelashes sold in China are assembled in North Korea

Various types of false eyelashes assembled in North Korean prisons are being packaged in China and sold online, Daily NK has learned. When Daily NK...

US imposed highest number of sanctions on DPRK under US President Biden last year

According to a list compiled by the U.S Department of State, the United States responded with sanctions on average once a month to North...

N. Korea faces shortage of necessary supplies for agricultural production

North Korea has again made the expansion of agricultural production one of its main tasks for the year, but the authorities are unable to...

N. Korea is curiously silent about its upcoming general elections

South Korea is currently filled with excitement over its April general elections. The newspapers and news shows are plastered with party platforms and the...

North Koreans vie for lucrative jobs at new trading company

North Koreans have been offering bribes in U.S. dollars as they vie for positions at a new trading company set up under the North’s...

We now know North Korea is impossible to invade: Israeli struggles against Gaza’s tunnel networks prove it

Following the outbreak of open hostilities between between Israel and militia groups based in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, the Israel Defence Force’s...

North Korea conducts fourth missile test of 2024

North Korea’s state media reported on Feb. 12 that the regime had managed to develop new controllable shells for a multiple rocket launcher as...

Hyesan residents suffer water shortages

Residents of Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been suffering from a water shortage, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a...

Why one North Korean educator was deemed a “first-class reactionary”

At the Second National Meeting of Elementary Propaganda Workers in 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to participants entitled “Let’s...

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