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N. Korea cracks down on remittance network helping defectors’ families

State security agents arrested a North Korean remittance broker in Hyesan while trying to deliver funds to a defector’s family in South Hamgyong province,...

N. Korea cigarette smuggling operations hit hard by China crackdown

A sweeping Chinese crackdown on cigarette smuggling has brought North Korean companies’ lucrative tobacco operations to a virtual standstill, forcing them to scramble for...

N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders workplace safety reforms after steel mill accident

When a serious accident occurred at a North Korean steel mill on a national holiday, Kim Jong Un was immediately briefed about what happened....

China intensifies surveillance of N. Korean defectors in urban areas

Chinese police continue to keep a close eye on North Korean defectors in the country. While surveillance intensity varies by region, defectors in cities...

New data shows N. Korea rice prices hit highest level since 2009 currency reform

North Korea’s market rice prices have once again reached a record high. According to Daily NK’s regular survey of market prices in North Korea,...

N. Korea teachers find summer “vacation” busier than school year

North Korean schools may be closed for summer, but teachers are busier than ever with training programs and public service projects. “Teachers in Haeju...

N. Korea lectures trading companies on benefits of economic independence

Managers at trading companies in Sariwon, North Hwanghae province, recently attended a special lecture on the global economic situation. According to a Daily NK...

N. Korea cracks down on intranet usage after document theft incident

North Korean state security officials recently examined email usage, intranet access and file viewing records at government agencies and schools in North Pyongan province....

N. Korea children’s camp excludes poor students due to high costs

Songdowon International Children’s Camp supposedly provides mental and physical training to children and teenagers while promoting their welfare, but critics say it’s becoming a...

N. Korea’s tourism drive leaves locals exhausted from constant building

North Korea is developing large-scale tourist attractions to boost its tourism industry as an economic stimulus, but locals are worn out from the relentless...

N. Korea exploits South Korean youth’s disinterest in reunification

North Korea sees South Korean young people’s lack of interest in reunification and their weaker sense of ethnic unity as a “strategic opportunity” and...

N. Korean investigation uncovers elaborate black market scheme

Authorities in North Korea’s Kilju county are investigating evidence that local orchards have been diverting seasonal fruit to black market sales. “Since mid-July, the...

Wonder drugs no more: N. Korea’s health supplement market turns to foreign brands

A health supplement revolution is quietly taking hold among North Korea’s elite. Disillusioned with counterfeit “medicines from Ponghwa” that people mockingly call “rabbit dung,”...

Landmines to cameras: North Korea’s defense ministry inspects entire China border infrastructure

North Korea is conducting a month-long inspection of its entire border with China as part of completing a five-year campaign to completely seal the...

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