North Korea is issuing more brutal punishments for prostitution, but pimps often bribe the police and other officials to look the other way.
Speaking anonymously,...
Approximately ten North Korean construction workers in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, were recently repatriated for failing to meet state-mandated financial quotas.
A Daily NK source, speaking...
North Korean authorities, fearing potential defections, have intensified surveillance and restrictions on relief workers brought to rebuild areas damaged by flooding along the Chinese...
North Korean authorities forcibly drafted young workers into the military due to a shortage of springtime recruits, which has led to labor shortages at...
North Koreans in various parts of the country are reeling from the stench of backed-up sewers after record-setting rainfall caused severe flooding at the...
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol unveiled a new unification doctrine, the “Aug. 15 Unification Doctrine,” during his speech marking the 79th anniversary of Korea’s...
North Koreans face mounting financial burdens for flood recovery as the regime rejects international aid, sparking widespread discontent.
Speaking anonymously, a source in North Pyongan...
As North Korea conducts a sweeping inspection of its e-payment system, the Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau has been leading inspections of computer networks and...
Recent flood damage to North Korea-China border guard posts and fences has heightened Pyongyang’s concerns about defections and smuggling. While authorities have ordered swift...
North Korean parents in Pyongyang are increasingly displeased with the state imposing non-tax burdens for school modernization projects, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking anonymously, a...
After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised that 15,400 flood victims from North Pyongan, Jagang, and Ryanggang provinces would be brought to Pyongyang...
North Korean authorities have recently dispatched many new trade officials to China, suggesting that it intends to actively expand trading activity with the country.
Speaking...
Torrential rains in July caused the Yalu River, which borders China, to rise significantly, leading to severe flooding in North Korean river basins. Satellite...
