3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (576+ words) Parents split between hope for foreign currency earnings and fear as discharged troops head to Russia North Korea has been discharging soldiers early from active military service and sending them to Russia as overseas laborers, Daily NK has learned. Families…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (639+ words) Abrupt halt follows brief March resumption, with speculation growing over Trump's planned China visit State-led smuggling operations along the Hyesan border in Ryanggang province have been suspended again, just weeks after resuming, triggering growing frustration among smugglers and the broader…...

11+ hour, 38+ min ago  (563+ words) Fishery officials pitch sea-based joint ventures in China, but COVID-era losses dampen investor appetite Despite publicly championing "self-reliance," North Korea has been quietly courting Chinese investment in its fishing and aquaculture sectors, dispatching officials to China's border regions in late…...

15+ hour, 6+ min ago  (681+ words) Parents searching for private doctors as wards fill up and medicine remains out of reach A flu outbreak is sweeping parts of North Korea, overwhelming hospitals and forcing parents to seek private doctors as children as young as one year…...

20+ hour, 15+ min ago  (556+ words) North Korea has launched an unprecedented inspection campaign targeting party documents submitted by local Workers" Party of Korea (WPK) organizations following the Ninth Party Congress, with officials reporting rejection rates approaching 90% for paperwork sent to Pyongyang. A source in South…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (559+ words) The drone apology, the missing warning, and what Seoul's government and press got wrong As someone who has spent years observing and studying North Korea, I find this deeply disappointing and painful. It makes me angry. And yet, in a…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (612+ words) Resumed rail and air links between the two capitals seen as signal that forced return system could be restored North Koreans living in China without legal status are growing increasingly anxious as signs emerge of a broader thaw in relations…...

2+ day, 41+ min ago  (387+ words) Shift in phone policy marks rare concession as North Korea seeks foreign capital along its Chinese border North Korea appears to be easing mobile phone restrictions on Chinese nationals entering the country for business, a move observers inside the country…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (157+ words) From Zimbabwe to Botswana, Pyongyang's monument builders left their mark Part 1 of this series examined five North Korean-built sites across Africa. Part 2 examines four more, drawing on recent satellite imagery to assess their current condition. Analysts have also noted that…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (458+ words) China's new documentation requirements are redrawing who can do business with North Korea China's customs authorities have sharply tightened export requirements for North Korea-bound goods since the second half of last year. The new rules are squeezing out smaller traders…...