Tag: Daily NK: North Korea

Satellite images have captured ongoing construction of new buildings at North Korea’s Kim Jong Un National Defense University. Analysis of WorldView-3 satellite images (30 centimeter...

The price of “daepo” phones — mobile phones falsely registered under another person’s name, similar to “burner phones” — is soaring in North Korea...

North Korean senior party and government officials received badges depicting Kim Jong Un for the first time, along with a lecture on his greatness,...

The Kaesong newspaper’s printing plant is facing severe criticism after failing to print the paper for over ten days due to equipment failures and...

North Korean media is attempting to improve perceptions of people with disabilities, including introducing a commemorative event for disabled children on International Children’s Day...

North Korean elementary schools began summer vacation on July 1 due to the hot weather, Daily NK has learned. “All primary schools in Sinuiju have...

South Pyongan Province’s party committee recently organized screenings of Korean War-era films, requiring viewers to submit written impressions afterward. A source in South Pyongan Province,...

North Korean administrative agencies are increasingly permitting private business activities, while simultaneously exploiting these businesses through systematic extortion. A Daily NK source in North Pyongan...

North Korea will inspect its domestic electronic payment system from July to October to improve the safety and efficiency of operations, Daily NK has...

State security agents in Hoeryong have been tricking would-be buyers of Chinese-made mobile phones by using informants to lure them to the site of...

I recently reviewed recent developments at the Kaesong Industrial Complex using satellite imagery. Thermal infrared data from NASA’s Landsat-8 satellite was used to analyze...

Chinese authorities have reiterated their policy of not recognizing North Koreans as refugees, causing increased anxiety among defectors’ relatives in North Korea’s border regions,...

North Korean and Chinese traders operating in Sinuiju and Dandong are working to open a new sea-based smuggling route to circumvent international sanctions and...

North Korean law enforcement agents are shaking down individuals profiting from illegal activities, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in...