Daily NK has obtained the complete text of North Korea’s 2022 Procurement Act, which outlines the management and supervision of state procurement activities and...
An increasing number of young North Koreans are choosing to live together before marriage, despite this being prohibited behavior that carries legal consequences, Daily...
North Korea’s cabinet has issued orders to provincial commerce bureaus nationwide to strengthen market controls and economic management, Daily NK has learned.
According to a...
The soaring won-dollar exchange rate at marketplaces in North Korea appears to have paused, at least for the moment. But the won-yuan market exchange...
The power shortage in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang remains severe, creating serious disruptions to daily life. Despite efforts to tap renewable energy sources like...
Daily NK has learned that North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), which oversees espionage operations in South Korea and abroad, deployed several hundred agents...
North Korea is pushing to expand its tourism industry in North Hamgyong province to generate foreign currency despite international sanctions.
Last month, the central government’s...
North Korea’s General Staff Department (GSD) has ordered electronic warfare units to conduct drone-focused exercises as part of winter military training that began Sunday,...
North Korean state-run grain shops near the Chinese border have begun accepting foreign currency for food purchases, despite official restrictions on foreign currency use.
This...
North Korea now offers full-fledged video calling services as the country commercializes its 4G network. However, technical issues such as overheating, excessive battery consumption,...
Daily NK has recently acquired the complete text of North Korea’s Autonomous Defense and Security Act, enacted in 2022.
The law’s ostensible purpose is to...
North Korea’s Ministry of State Security held a two-day training session in Pyongyang for provincial counterintelligence officials, ordering an intensified crackdown on potential spies...
Straining to meet aggressive production targets, workers at North Korea’s Mt. Purae cement plant triggered an explosion that rocked the South Hamgyong province facility....
North Korean authorities are conducting lectures warning citizens to avoid items from South Korean balloons, claiming they are contaminated with viruses.
According to a source...
