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NK crackdown forces closure of businesses in Sinuiju 
Date : April 12, 2023
N. Korean crackdown forces closure of businesses in SinuijuNorth Korea is conducting nationwide inspections on the cleanliness and general operations of restaurants, bath
North Korea is installing security cameras 
Date : April 12, 2023
To curb theft and skip days at factories, North Korea is installing security camerasAs North Korea's economy worsens, factory workers are stealing more parts, tools and o
North Korea confiscates dollars and yuan 
Date : April 12, 2023
North Korea confiscates dollars and yuan after declaring foreign currency illegalNorth Korea has banned the use of foreign currency and begun confiscating yuan and dollar
Secret rooms in NK restaurants to conduct illicit affairs 
Date : April 12, 2023
Secret rooms in North Korean restaurants create a space to conduct illicit affairsRestaurants and karaoke bars in North Korea are reportedly offering "secret rooms" f
Hyesan conducts civil defense drills from late February 
Date : March 5, 2023
Hyesan conducts civil defense drills from late FebruaryCivil defense drills were recently carried out in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned.Hyesan is runni
N. Korea researching ways to dispatch ambulances more quickly 
Date : March 2, 2023
N. Korea researching ways to dispatch ambulances more quicklyNorth Korea is conducting research into dispatching ambulances more quickly as it seeks to develop a faster a
Yanggang-do cracks down on professors demanding money 
Date : January 25, 2023
Yanggang Province cracks down on professors demanding money and gifts Yanggang Province authorities have begun looking into the practice of professors giving their s
Kim hands down gifts to people involved in speedy production of weapons 
Date : January 25, 2023
Kim Jong Un hands down gifts to people involved in speedy production of weaponsFollowing a ceremony to present super-large caliber multiple rocket launchers (MRL) on Dec.
Revisions to Law on Welfare Service bolster government control over commercial a... 
Date : December 13, 2022
Revisions to Law on Welfare Service bolster government control over commercial activityNorth Korea recently amended its Law on Welfare Service to bolster government contr
NK publicly executes 2 teenagers for distributing SK movies 
Date : December 13, 2022
North Korea publicly executes 2 teenagers for distributing South Korean moviesNorth Korea has publicly executed three teenagers by firing squad – two for watching a
NK forces youth to join grueling pilgrimage to sacred Paektu mountain 
Date : December 13, 2022
North Korea forces youth to join grueling pilgrimage to sacred Paektu mountainIn years past, North Korea would reward particularly patriotic youth by inviting them to joi
N. Korea collects info of participants in virtual technology expo 
Date : November 29, 2022
NK collects personal information of participants in virtual technology expoNorth Korea collected personal information from people who connected to last months virtually
North Korea volunteers young people for hard labor, but kids of elite can ge... 
Date : November 29, 2022
North Korea volunteers young people for hard labor, but kids of elite can get outNorth Korea calls them volunteers who willingly toil for free in coal mines and o
NK tells companies to use state-set prices 
Date : November 29, 2022
NK tells companies to use state-set prices when providing food to workersNorth Korea recently issued an order calling on enterprises that provide their own food to do so
NK is still earning foreign currency through overseas workforce 
Date : November 26, 2022
NK is still earning foreign currency through overseas workforceNorth Korean authorities have sent even more workers outside the country than international estimates
 
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