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North Korea audits uniform factories amid push for socialist policies

The Workers’ Party of Korea’s Central Committee has launched an inspection of major student uniform and school item factories in Pyongyang and other regions....

North Korean diplomats return from Russia with luxury goods

North Korean diplomats in Russia have been recently returning to the North with cutting-edge appliances and pricey musical instruments in their personal luggage, Daily...

Kim Jong Un’s visits dictate flow of N. Korean flood aid

North Korea’s flood aid has concentrated on Sinuiju and Uiju County following Kim Jong Un’s visit, despite widespread damage across multiple provinces. Speaking on condition...

Satellite reveals flooding damage along North Korea’s Yalu River

Heavy rains in late July caused significant flooding damage in areas along the Yalu River in North Korea. Kim Jong Un visited the severely...

N. Korea’s digital iron curtain falls on workers in Russia

North Korea’s digital iron curtain has fallen on its workers in Russia, with several forcibly repatriated for watching videos about defectors and life abroad....

N. Korean diplomats profit from worker remittances

North Korean diplomats are moonlighting as couriers, ferrying cash and letters from Russian-based laborers to their families back home. This underground delivery service has...

How to counter N. Korea’s garbage balloon campaign

Since late May, North Korea has been launching balloons filled with fecal matter into South Korea, an act both irrational and inhumane. The South...

Snapshots from North Korea: July 29-August 2, 2024

Mother reports daughter for watching S. Korean media, shocking N. Korean workers Three female workers in their 20s from the Sinyang Export Clothing Factory in...

North Korea demolishes Pyongyang guesthouse, expands military facilities

North Korea’s landscape is dotted with special facilities known as “guesthouses,” owned by the Workers’ Party of Korea and affiliated organizations. Recently, the Ryokpo...

N. Korea reaches agreement with China on worker issues

North Korea recently reached an agreement with China on the repatriation and replacement of North Korean workers through its embassy and other diplomatic channels,...

N. Korean youth secretly learn tech skills to access outside world

Despite strict controls, young North Koreans are increasingly seeking computer and information technology skills, driven by curiosity about the outside world. A source in North...

N. Korea slashes party membership slots for female soldiers

North Korean authorities have slashed the number of allotted party membership slots for women soldiers soon to be discharged, deepening anxiety among those who...

Floods ravage N. Korean border city, elderly man dies in tent collapse

Yanggang Province’s city of Hyesan has been hit hard by recent monsoon rains, causing widespread flooding and damage to homes. On Wednesday, a Daily NK...

Non-tax burdens increase in N. Korea as factory construction deadlines approach

Pressure is building on North Koreans to pay “non-tax burdens” as the deadline approaches to complete regional industrial factories as part of the government’s...

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