The Daily NK
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North Korea’s wealthy pay premium for imported winter coats as status symbols https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-koreas-wealthy-pay-premium-for-imported-winter-coats-as-status-symbols/# RyanggangProvince# donju# smuggling# hyesan
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
North Korea’s wealthy pay premium for imported winter coats as status symbols https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-koreas-wealthy-pay-premium-for-imported-winter-coats-as-status-symbols/# RyanggangProvince# donju# smuggling# hyesan
North Korea bans foreign currency wages, mandates cash payments in revised labor law https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-bans-foreign-currency-wages-mandates-cash-payments-in-revised-labor-law/# labor# ForeignCurrency# workers# currency
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
North Korea bans foreign currency wages, mandates cash payments in revised labor law https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-bans-foreign-currency-wages-mandates-cash-payments-in-revised-labor-law/# labor# ForeignCurrency# workers# currency
North Korean party reminds officials that ‘people are foundation of socialism’ ahead of congress https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-party-reminds-officials-that-people-are-foundation-of-socialism-ahead-of-congress/
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
North Korean party reminds officials that ‘people are foundation of socialism’ ahead of congress https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-party-reminds-officials-that-people-are-foundation-of-socialism-ahead-of-congress/
N. Korea sourcing challenge: The limits of tourism-based reporting https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-sourcing-challenge-the-limits-tourism-based-reporting/# HumanRights# tourism# SouthKorea# SatelliteImagery
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
N. Korea sourcing challenge: The limits of tourism-based reporting https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-sourcing-challenge-the-limits-tourism-based-reporting/# HumanRights# tourism# SouthKorea# SatelliteImagery
Elimination of reunification bureau preceded Kim Jong Un’s ‘two hostile states’ doctrine https://www.dailynk.com/english/elimination-of-reunification-bureau-preceded-kim-jong-uns-two-hostile-states-doctrine/
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Elimination of reunification bureau preceded Kim Jong Un’s ‘two hostile states’ doctrine https://www.dailynk.com/english/elimination-of-reunification-bureau-preceded-kim-jong-uns-two-hostile-states-doctrine/
North Korea dramatically increases fisheries law penalties to combat illegal exports https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-dramatically-increases-fisheries-law-penalties-to-combat-illegal-exports/# crackdown# infrastructure# smuggling# SouthKorea
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
North Korea dramatically increases fisheries law penalties to combat illegal exports https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-dramatically-increases-fisheries-law-penalties-to-combat-illegal-exports/# crackdown# infrastructure# smuggling# SouthKorea
North Korean farm workers moonlight as paid replacements during harvest mobilization https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-farm-workers-moonlight-as-paid-replacements-during-harvest-mobilization/# ideology# market# mobilization# farmers
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
North Korean farm workers moonlight as paid replacements during harvest mobilization https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-farm-workers-moonlight-as-paid-replacements-during-harvest-mobilization/# ideology# market# mobilization# farmers
Bribery controls North Korean university admissions as slots allocated by connections https://www.dailynk.com/english/bribery-controls-north-korean-university-admissions-as-slots-allocated-by-connections/# education# bribes# schools# hoeryong
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Bribery controls North Korean university admissions as slots allocated by connections https://www.dailynk.com/english/bribery-controls-north-korean-university-admissions-as-slots-allocated-by-connections/# education# bribes# schools# hoeryong
North Korean flood victims complain of neglect as reconstruction stalls in Kujang county https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-flood-victims-complain-of-neglect-as-reconstruction-stalls-in-kujang-county/# floods# flooding# summer# recovery
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
North Korean flood victims complain of neglect as reconstruction stalls in Kujang county https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-flood-victims-complain-of-neglect-as-reconstruction-stalls-in-kujang-county/# floods# flooding# summer# recovery
North Korea launches market crackdown as Chinese imports surge https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-launches-market-crackdown-as-chinese-imports-surge/# crackdown# money# business# ChineseImports
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
North Korea launches market crackdown as Chinese imports surge https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-launches-market-crackdown-as-chinese-imports-surge/# crackdown# money# business# ChineseImports
North Korean defector beaten by in-laws after failed escape attempt in China https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-defector-beaten-by-in-laws-after-failed-escape-attempt-in-china/# Defectors# LiaoningProvince# china# SouthKorea
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
North Korean defector beaten by in-laws after failed escape attempt in China https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-defector-beaten-by-in-laws-after-failed-escape-attempt-in-china/# Defectors# LiaoningProvince# china# SouthKorea
North Korean police turn on each other as corruption probe spirals out of control https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-police-turn-on-each-other-as-corruption-probe-spirals-out-of-control/# corruption# bribes# investigation# bribery
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
North Korean police turn on each other as corruption probe spirals out of control https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-police-turn-on-each-other-as-corruption-probe-spirals-out-of-control/# corruption# bribes# investigation# bribery
North Korean island vanishing as Pyongyang extracts sand and gravel for construction https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-island-vanishing-as-pyongyang-extracts-sand-and-gravel-for-construction/# sanctions# housing# farmland# exports
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
North Korean island vanishing as Pyongyang extracts sand and gravel for construction https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-island-vanishing-as-pyongyang-extracts-sand-and-gravel-for-construction/# sanctions# housing# farmland# exports
Netflix film ‘A House of Dynamite’ offers stark lessons for South Korea’s nuclear preparedness https://www.dailynk.com/english/netflix-film-a-house-of-dynamite-offers-stark-lessons-for-south-koreas-nuclear-preparedness/# military# NuclearProgram# NuclearWeapons# defense
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Netflix film ‘A House of Dynamite’ offers stark lessons for South Korea’s nuclear preparedness https://www.dailynk.com/english/netflix-film-a-house-of-dynamite-offers-stark-lessons-for-south-koreas-nuclear-preparedness/# military# NuclearProgram# NuclearWeapons# defense
Economic hardship forces North Korean families to abandon traditional kimchi-making https://www.dailynk.com/english/economic-hardship-forces-north-korean-families-to-abandon-traditional-kimchi-making/# kimchi# tradition# families
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Economic hardship forces North Korean families to abandon traditional kimchi-making https://www.dailynk.com/english/economic-hardship-forces-north-korean-families-to-abandon-traditional-kimchi-making/# kimchi# tradition# families
Hyesan crackdown sends currency traders to labor camps as regime tightens control https://www.dailynk.com/english/hyesan-crackdown-sends-currency-traders-to-labor-camps-as-regime-tightens-control/# hyesan# ForcedLabor# crackdown# MoneyChanging
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hyesan crackdown sends currency traders to labor camps as regime tightens control https://www.dailynk.com/english/hyesan-crackdown-sends-currency-traders-to-labor-camps-as-regime-tightens-control/# hyesan# ForcedLabor# crackdown# MoneyChanging
North Korean students sacrifice studies to work odd jobs for family survival https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-students-sacrifice-studies-to-work-odd-jobs-for-family-survival/# jobs# families# students# mobilization
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
North Korean students sacrifice studies to work odd jobs for family survival https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-students-sacrifice-studies-to-work-odd-jobs-for-family-survival/# jobs# families# students# mobilization
North Korea cracks down on tomb relocation rumor in South Hwanghae province https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-cracks-down-on-tomb-relocation-rumor-in-south-hwanghae-province/# rumors# crackdown
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
North Korea cracks down on tomb relocation rumor in South Hwanghae province https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-cracks-down-on-tomb-relocation-rumor-in-south-hwanghae-province/# rumors# crackdown
North Korea includes families of ‘war heroes’ in special amnesty for party anniversary https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-includes-war-heroes-families-in-special-amnesty-for-party-anniversary/# surveillance# StateSecurity# anniversary# inspections
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
North Korea includes families of ‘war heroes’ in special amnesty for party anniversary https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-includes-war-heroes-families-in-special-amnesty-for-party-anniversary/# surveillance# StateSecurity# anniversary# inspections
North Korean women turn to subtle manicures to evade beauty crackdowns https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-women-turn-to-subtle-manicures-to-evade-beauty-crackdowns/# Markets# RyanggangProvince# hyesan# NorthKoreanWomen
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
North Korean women turn to subtle manicures to evade beauty crackdowns https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-women-turn-to-subtle-manicures-to-evade-beauty-crackdowns/# Markets# RyanggangProvince# hyesan# NorthKoreanWomen
Self-reliance campaign forces vendors away from markets during crucial winter selling season https://www.dailynk.com/english/self-reliance-campaign-forces-vendors-away-from-markets-during-crucial-winter-selling-season/# winter# firewood# donations# business
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Self-reliance campaign forces vendors away from markets during crucial winter selling season https://www.dailynk.com/english/self-reliance-campaign-forces-vendors-away-from-markets-during-crucial-winter-selling-season/# winter# firewood# donations# business
Hongxiang Group executives return to Pyongyang years after U.S. froze assets for sanctions violations https://www.dailynk.com/english/hongxiang-group-executives-return-to-pyongyang-years-after-u-s-froze-assets-for-sanctions-violations/# NuclearProgram# technology# weapons# tourism
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Hongxiang Group executives return to Pyongyang years after U.S. froze assets for sanctions violations https://www.dailynk.com/english/hongxiang-group-executives-return-to-pyongyang-years-after-u-s-froze-assets-for-sanctions-violations/# NuclearProgram# technology# weapons# tourism
Economic desperation drives surge of North Korean women into hazardous mining work https://www.dailynk.com/english/economic-desperation-drives-surge-of-north-korean-women-into-hazardous-mining-work/# RyanggangProvince# hyesan# disaster# SouthPyonganProvince
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Economic desperation drives surge of North Korean women into hazardous mining work https://www.dailynk.com/english/economic-desperation-drives-surge-of-north-korean-women-into-hazardous-mining-work/# RyanggangProvince# hyesan# disaster# SouthPyonganProvince
Smuggling crackdown leaves hungry border guards stealing from farms instead of taking bribes https://www.dailynk.com/english/smuggling-crackdown-leaves-hungry-border-guards-stealing-from-farms-instead-of-taking-bribes/# grains# border# RyanggangProvince# military
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Smuggling crackdown leaves hungry border guards stealing from farms instead of taking bribes https://www.dailynk.com/english/smuggling-crackdown-leaves-hungry-border-guards-stealing-from-farms-instead-of-taking-bribes/# grains# border# RyanggangProvince# military
N. Korea’s criminal justice reform: Control under cover https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-criminal-justice-reform-control-under-cover/# EighthPartyCongress# HumanRights# investigation# justice
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
N. Korea’s criminal justice reform: Control under cover https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-criminal-justice-reform-control-under-cover/# EighthPartyCongress# HumanRights# investigation# justice