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North Korean police stand 20-hour guard in -20°C cold for Kim Jong Un’s train

Police officers responsible for escort duty along the railway stood guard in freezing cold when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Samjiyon, Ryanggang...

Barred from hospitals, North Korean defector faces worsening tuberculosis and despair

Some North Korean defectors living in China are still unable to receive hospital treatment even for serious illnesses due to their status as illegal...

North Korea prepares shift from “free care” to mandatory medical insurance system

North Korea is preparing to transition from the free health care system it has nominally maintained over the years to a medical insurance model....

Satellite images show North Korea racing to finish massive greenhouse in freezing temperatures

Even in the middle of a cold snap, North Korea has launched a final race to complete the Sinuiju Greenhouse Complex, currently under construction...

North Korean trader: Pyongyang’s price monitoring leaves no room for profit

While North Korea-China trade has been surging since the second half of 2025, North Korean trading officials operating overseas have, if anything, less latitude...

Inside the badge: Exhausted North Korean cop admits economy hurts bribe income

As North Korea’s grip on society tightens by the day, the front-line police officers charged with preserving the regime in their public interactions face...

Burst pipes leave North Koreans waiting in -20°C cold as injuries mount

As North Korea endures an arctic blast that has lasted since New Year’s, bursting pipes have disrupted the water supply in Ryanggang province. “With the...

North Korea’s elite Ponghak Beer enters Chinese market seeking foreign currency

North Korea’s Ponghak Beer, the beer of choice among North Korea’s elite, has appeared in the Chinese market. Alongside Taedonggang Beer, which was already widely...

Pyongyang restaurant workers endure all-day struggle session targeting personal lives

Hwasonggak, a major restaurant in the Hwasong district of Pyongyang, was subject to a year-end evaluation and ideological struggle session as part of a...

North Korea intensifies border crackdown on Chinese mobile phone users

North Korean authorities have launched another so-called mopping-up operation—a sweeping crackdown—on users of Chinese mobile phones, focusing on regions along the Chinese border. North...

Kaechon soft drink vendors face shakedown as officials demand more bribes

The public catering management office in Kaechon, South Pyongan province, has begun replacing many vendors at soft drink stalls. Officially, this is part of...

Satellite analysis shows North Korea’s showcase Sepo ranch reverting to wilderness

Eight years after North Korea built what it claims is the world’s largest grazing area on Sepo tableland in Kangwon province, there are indications...

Two orphaned sisters die of cold and hunger in North Korean border county

Two young vagrants in Samsu county, Ryanggang province, died of cold and hunger in late December, a source in the province told Daily NK...

Rice prices fall but corn surges, squeezing North Korea’s poorest consumers

The market price of rice in North Korea has been falling since December, but the price of corn—a staple for low-income earners—has been moving...

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