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N. Korean official sacked over Korean Children’s Union event

An guidance officer of the Korean Children’s Union at a school in Sariwon has been dismissed over issues related to last month’s event in...

Hyesan officials intensify inspections of exported items

Hyesan authorities have recently intensified their crackdown on items exported through so-called state smuggling. The authorities are aiming to stop items from secretly exiting...

N. Korea sent workers to Russia before Putin-KJU summit

North Korean authorities sent new workers to Russia ahead of the recent summit between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, Daily NK has learned. Speaking...

N. Korean lectures intensify criticism of S. Korean president

Since last month, the North Korean government has been holding lectures to incite hatred against South Korea and the U.S. The speakers also appear...

Pyongyang faces pushback in gravesite removal efforts

Pyongyang has ordered the removal of graves from hills near downtown as part of reforestation efforts, but the orders are not being fully complied...

N. Korea’s Digital Battleground: Inside the army’s electronic warfare drills

The Korean People’s Army (KPA) has launched an intensive specialized command exercise for its electronic warfare units, coinciding with the start of the army’s...

Shattered Dreams: The tragic journey of North Korean defectors in China

COVID-19 completely changed the fate of Eun-hye (pseudonym), a North Korean defector in her 30s who was living quietly as the wife of a...

N. Korea’s recent exhibition in Russia only shows how backwards it is

An exhibition of North Korean products was held in Vladivostok on July 26, just one week after a summit between the leaders of the...

Yanggang Province organizes re-education program for party officials

The Yanggang Province Party Committee is organizing a re-education program for all party officials in the province, Daily NK has learned. “The provincial party committee...

Hell on Earth: Disabled prisoners suffer in N. Korea’s brutal camps

Disabled people in North Korea’s political prison camps are suffering severe human rights violations, enduring horrific working conditions and daily violence, a source inside...

N. Korean veterans turn to debt collection to make ends meet

Disabled veterans in Pukchang County, South Pyongan Province, have recently come under fire for working as debt collectors for moneylenders, Daily NK has learned. Speaking...

N. Korean fishery to start exporting products to China

The Taegyong General Fishery Enterprise in Kimchaek will soon send its first export products to China after building a processing plant with imported equipment...

N. Korean border patrol officer assaults police

A border patrol officer recently assaulted police officers while being arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a restaurant waitress in Chongjin. Speaking on condition of anonymity,...

North Korea revamps military strategy institute with young talent

North Korea has begun implementing a decision to integrate young talent into the Academic Research Institute of the Military Strategy Research Center under the...

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