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Some thoughts on Kim Jong Un’s outdated “20×10 regional development policy”

Kim Jong Un recently admitted that his country’s regional economy is in a “pitiful state.” He confessed that “our party and state are facing...

Where is Kim Jong Un’s eldest son and what is he doing?

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Daily NK’s Korean website in June 2023.  Recently, there has been increasing interest in Kim Jong Un’s...

North Korea’s economic tapestry and the Ministry of Unification’s perilous position

The recent release of a comprehensive report by South Korea’s Ministry of Unification into North Korea’s economy not only provides insights into the nation’s...

Kangwon Province orders party members to “take care” of Korean-Japanese descendants

In the run-up to the Feb. 8 holiday commemorating the founding of the North Korean army, the Kangwon Province Party Committee ordered party officials...

Sariwon residents dismayed at government-business collusion on construction projects

As the North Korean authorities promote the construction of houses and factories in rural areas, party and government officials have colluded with the donju...

Pyongyangites thrilled about newly available chickens and eggs

Pyongyang residents are thrilled about the Kwangchon Chicken Farm chicken and eggs recently made available by their government, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...

Kaechon government official faces struggle session for bribery

An official of the Kaechon People’s Committee was recently subjected to a public struggle session for using his position to solicit bribes in exchange...

Was Ipo Village really ground zero for N. Korea’s COVID outbreak?

In early June 2022, a man surnamed Choe, the chief of the military medical department of the Second Division of the First Corps –...

N. Korean rice prices dip in run-up to Lunar New Year

Rice prices at North Korean markets have fallen to some degree in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday. The market price of...

Two N. Korean defectors in China arrested for talking about going to S. Korea

Two North Korean defectors who talked to each other about going to South Korea were recently arrested by the Chinese police in Hebei Province,...

Bicycle theft ring leader to get light punishment due to connections

The leader of a gang of bicycle thieves recently arrested by the police in North Hamgyong Province will likely receive a slap on the...

The tragic story of a North Korean “defector hunter”

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Korean in November 2021.  In early November 2012, North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) made it...

N. Korean military units ordered to modernize record-keeping system for training

North Korea’s military leadership recently ordered all units to modernize their combat training record-keeping system by making records daily instead of monthly and placing...

Behind the idyllic lives of North Korea’s nuclear weapons researchers

After announcing plans to upgrade North Korea’s nuclear arsenal at the Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea in early 2021, Kim Jong...

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