According to a Daily NK source in North Pyongan province, markets in agricultural regions like Unsan county have been ...

In North Korea, people can pay utilities like electricity bills and housing fees through mobile transfers. Those with phones ...

North Korea plans to grant Pyongyang residency to families of soldiers killed fighting in Russia, but it’s strictly limiting the privilege to immediate relatives and conducting thorough background ...

Those caught with unwashed vehicles must complete time-consuming paperwork, including written statements, and pay fines that ...

North Korean high schools are scrambling to build labs and secure equipment as the country prepares to launch an elective ...

North Korean authorities are tightening their grip on daily life through an expanded surveillance apparatus that demands ...

The task force has focused on Songchon chestnuts, which have thus far only been cultivated around South Pyongan Province, ...

However, as demand for auto repairs naturally rises with the recent growth in the number of cars in North Korea, having car ...

Lee Kwang Baek has served as Daily NK's president since 2014 alongside his role as president of Unification Media Group. He is an advisor to the Korea Hana Foundation and is a lecturer on North Korean ...

2026년 북한 농업·농장 부문은 식량 위기 탈출과 농가 소득 감소 문제를 해결하기 위해 구조적 변화가 필요한 상황이다. 토양 성분 개조, 농작물 품종 개량, 농장 경영 방식 혁신, 축산업 성장을 통한 소득 확대 등 다층적인 ...

그렇다면 북한 주민들의 삶은 실제로 나아졌을까. 북한은 새해에 들어서도 지방공업공장 준공과 농촌 살림집 입사 소식을 대대적으로 전하며 주민들이 행복한 삶을 누리고 있다는 선전을 이어가고 있다. 그러나 장마당에서 생계를 ...

소식통에 따르면 이날 행사에서 가장 주목을 받은 것은 신의주시 하단1고급중학교였다. 해당 학교는 올해 봄 졸업 예정자 전원을 동원해 김정은 국무위원장에게 올리는 집단 편지를 조직한 것으로 시선을 집중시켰다.