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North Korea-China trade surges with imports of food, machinery and exports of sanctioned minerals

Trade between North Korea and China has picked up since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Beijing. North Korean trading companies are importing...

North Korean students punished for filming birthday party, praising their own performance

Two students at a Wonsan arts school were reprimanded by the Socialist Patriotic Youth League for filming a birthday party and comparing it favorably...

North Korea elevates intelligence capabilities with new unified spy agency

North Korea has transformed its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) into the Reconnaissance Information General Bureau, creating a unified intelligence agency that integrates satellite, cyber,...

North Korea’s new tourism law shows tighter controls despite push for foreign investment

Daily NK has acquired the full text of the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone Act, which was adopted in the 35th plenary session of the...

North Korea pushes joint ventures with China under new regional development policy

Joint venture and joint operation projects between North Korea and China have been brisk throughout North Korea since leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to...

Kim Jong Un orders propaganda overhaul on party’s 80th anniversary

On the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Workers’ Party of Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reemphasized the role of the...

Satellite images show N. Korea’s fall harvest lagging behind last year

It is mid-October, and the fall harvest is well underway in North Korea’s fields of golden grain. The harvest typically begins in late August...

N. Korea’s Pungsan dog shows see surge in participation amid patriotism push

With Pungsan dog shows set for the end of the month, screenings to participate are underway in provinces across the country. The Pungsan dog,...

North Korean students board with music tutors to boost career prospects

North Korean students seeking to learn musical instruments have started boarding with their teachers in a new approach to private lessons. A source in...

N. Korea hosts lavish retiree celebrations for party anniversary

North Korea celebrated meritorious retirees at welfare centers nationwide in an unprecedentedly grand event marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, a...

North Korea launches app-based digital grain voucher system to control distribution

North Korea is launching an app-based system for rice distribution, with grain vouchers added to an electronic payment app on a trial basis in...

Ministry of State Security gauges attitudes toward China ties after ambassador’s Rodong Sinmun piece

North Korea’s Ministry of State Security has been canvassing public opinion about the column that Chinese ambassador Wang Yajun published in the Rodong Sinmun...

North Korean workers complain after receiving meager rations for Workers’ Party anniversary

After the fall harvest, North Korea’s North Hamgyong province distributed rations to workers at major enterprises to mark the 80th anniversary of the Workers’...

Orphaned North Korean teen forced to abandon school dreams to run market stall

A teenager in Tanchon, South Hamgyong province, has been making a living in the market after suddenly becoming her family’s breadwinner. “A middle schooler...

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