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N. Korea orders Samjiyon blueberry drink factory to rush production

The North Korean cabinet has ordered the Samjiyon Blueberry Drink Factory to complete its quarterly quota of blueberry products one month earlier than planned,...

North Koreans in Hyesan risk danger for pine nut profits

Some residents of Hyesan have recently been heading to Kim Jong Suk county to gather pine nuts, Daily NK has learned. “Since July 25, some...

North Korean children mobilized for flood recovery on farms

After severe flooding damaged agricultural areas along the North Korean border in North Pyongan province in late July, collective farms are organizing an all-hands...

Student beaten, faces expulsion over alleged affair with professor

A female first-year student at a college in Sinuiju was beaten by a professor’s wife for having an inappropriate relationship with the professor and...

N. Korean human rights and the COI report: 10 years on, inaction persists

A decade after the landmark U.N. Commission of Inquiry (COI) report on North Korean human rights, questions linger about the progress made in addressing...

N. Korea’s new top cop seeks to restore discipline in the ranks

North Korea’s new police commissioner Pang Tu Sop is trying to restore discipline in the force with the warning that police substation chiefs who...

N. Korean flood evacuee talks about challenges he faces

Record-setting rains last month have forced many North Koreans, particularly those in the border areas of North Pyongan province, to seek refuge in communal...

What Uganda has that North Korea does not

In mid-June, I visited Uganda for an agricultural survey. It fulfilled a long-held wish after turning 60 — an impossible dream had I still...

N. Pyongan province dispatches labor brigades to flood-stricken areas

North Pyongan province has sent party labor brigades to flood-ravaged areas along the Yalu River for recovery efforts. Families in these areas, already struggling,...

N. Korea draws on emergency supplies to keep rice prices down

Despite recent flooding in North Korea caused by heavy rains, the price of grain in North Korean markets has held fairly steady. The North...

N. Korea turns flooding into opportunity for spreading propaganda

North Korean authorities have turned recent flooding into an opportunity for a massive propaganda campaign. Loudspeaker trucks and propaganda teams have been touring affected...

N. Korea aims to monopolize earnings from mushroom exports

North Korea is tightening controls on pine mushroom sales and transport, aiming to monopolize foreign currency from exports of the rare fungi. Speaking on condition...

Hyesanites ordered to donate to flood relief campaign

Hyesan residents have recently been ordered to “donate” to the relief campaign for flood victims along North Korea’s northern border, Daily NK has learned. “Quotas...

N. Korea moves to boost helicopter forces, improve pilot conditions

Senior officials from the Department of Military-Political Leadership in the Workers’ Party of Korea recently visited the Air Force Command to discuss helicopter pilot...

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