The release of interviews with North Korean soldiers captured as prisoners of war on the Ukrainian battlefield is causing shockwaves. I found the testimonies of these two young men so devastating ...

North Korean state security agencies have detained dozens of people for watching videos of South Korean singer Cho Yong-pil’s wildly popular “This Moment Forever” performance on South ...

The North Korean Cabinet’s first order of 2026 focused on “producing results” to make the Ninth Party Congress shine as a ...

With North Korea expected to expand its overseas workforce, more young women are taking lessons in singing and musical ...

A shop dealing solely in Russian goods in Dandong, China—just across from the customs house in the North Korean city of ...

Since the time of Kim Il Sung, North Korea has sought to compensate for its mountainous terrain and shortage of arable land through tideland reclamation. After Kim Jong Un assumed ...

Young North Koreans are shelling out $345 to copy a look that signals power: “ gaeteol-shuba ,” the dog-fur padded coats worn ...

North Korean neighborhood watch unit leaders have given households their yearly quotas for various scrap materials they are ...

Five hotels in the Samjiyon Tourist Resort that were personally visited by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Dec. 20–21 ...

A fire aboard a freight train headed to Nampo from Pyongyang incinerated the cargo it was carrying, Daily NK has learned. The ...

Cases of water pipes freezing or exploding have occurred throughout the northern regions of North Korea amid a protracted cold spell. Locals are taking water directly from rivers or wells as ...

North Korean cigarettes circulating in China include both officially imported products that clear customs and smuggled goods. Local merchants have traditionally handled both types, but intensified ...