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A recent arrest of a waterpark employee calls into question the feasibility of North Korea’s ambitions to expand domesti...
23/12/2024

A recent arrest of a waterpark employee calls into question the feasibility of North Korea’s ambitions to expand domestic tourism to earn foreign currency. The employee was accused of leaking state secrets to foreigners, presumably in the course of working at a water park near foreign Pyongyang’s handful of foreign embassies. The chilling effect now has others in the foreign tourism sector deliberately (and ironically) avoiding foreigners.

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Scores are being released for North Korea’s “preliminary exam,” a college entrance exam comparable to the K-SAT. A schoo...
20/12/2024

Scores are being released for North Korea’s “preliminary exam,” a college entrance exam comparable to the K-SAT. A school in Hamhung came under fire, however, for only posting results for an hour before quickly hiding student scores. The secrecy is being attributed to long-held frustrations with the unfairness of the country’s regional quota system and preference given to students from high-ranking families rather than strictly according to merit.

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Low temperatures and an abundance of grain from the autumn harvest make early winter the peak production season for Nort...
19/12/2024

Low temperatures and an abundance of grain from the autumn harvest make early winter the peak production season for North Korean moonshine producers. While crackdowns against home-brew are nothing new, high grain prices have left cottage industry brewers with even tighter margins than usual. Brewers are now facing a dual-crisis and wondering if they’ll be able to earn enough money to make it through the winter.

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North Korean defectors married to Chinese husbands are ostensibly protected from forced repatriation, but it does nothi...
18/12/2024

North Korean defectors married to Chinese husbands are ostensibly protected from forced repatriation, but it does nothing to protect them from abuse by their Chinese families. In a disturbing case in Liaoning, a Chinese man murdered his defector wife after learning she planned to escape. Yet, following a police investigation and the man’s confession to the crime, the man continues to walk free with zero legal repercussions.

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With the won’s value plummeting against sky-high exchange rates, cash has become unstable. This trend has led to a resur...
17/12/2024

With the won’s value plummeting against sky-high exchange rates, cash has become unstable. This trend has led to a resurgence in bartering as goods now better retain value than money. Those without access to tradable goods or hard currency, however, are in especially dire straits. Conversely, wealthy families with lots of cash on hand are reportedly buying up high-value items in order to safeguard their wealth against economic uncertainty (RFA).

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North Korea’s domestic political lectures are now touching on the topic of the popular protests to impeach Yoon Suk-yeol...
16/12/2024

North Korea’s domestic political lectures are now touching on the topic of the popular protests to impeach Yoon Suk-yeol, but the lectures may have had some unintended consequences. The lectures mentioned “presidential approval ratings,” sparking some students to wonder about a society in which residents openly discuss their satisfaction with the country’s leadership.

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Pyongyang residents live lives of comparable luxury, but even Pyongyangites have not escaped North Korea’s chronic power...
13/12/2024

Pyongyang residents live lives of comparable luxury, but even Pyongyangites have not escaped North Korea’s chronic power shortages. The towering skyline has become a trap for residents of upper floors since elevators only receive electricity two hours a day. Power hungry appliances like refrigerators or rice cookers are similarly out of the question. The government has suggested renewable energy may be a solution - but will it help?

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[EXCLUSIVE] For just over a week, North Korean state media remained silent about the sudden declaration of martial law i...
12/12/2024

[EXCLUSIVE] For just over a week, North Korean state media remained silent about the sudden declaration of martial law in South Korea. Silence, however, isn’t the same as ignorance. DailyNK reports that North Korea’s military went on high alert for 18 hours following Yoon’s late night decree. Yet, despite the fact that North Korea has spent months calling for Yoon’s impeachment, bulletins for high-level officials scarcely touched the topic. Why?

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North Korea has one on the lowest divorce rates in the world - but only because judges frequently refuse to grant divorc...
11/12/2024

North Korea has one on the lowest divorce rates in the world - but only because judges frequently refuse to grant divorce. As a result, many young couples are opting to live together before marriage to determine their compatibility. Despite the government’s purported goals of raising marriage and childbirth rates, the authorities have been cracking down on unmarried couples for their “unsocialist” behavior.

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The USD-KPW exchange rate has doubled since the start of the year, but rates appear to have finally hit a plateau. The y...
10/12/2024

The USD-KPW exchange rate has doubled since the start of the year, but rates appear to have finally hit a plateau. The yuan, however, continues to climb. This bodes poorly for consumer prices - already reflected in a 10% rise in gas and diesel prices in just the last two weeks. Reporter Jang explains the different trends: what’s rising, what stays the same, and how North Korean markets compare to the global standard.

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[Exclusive] It’s well known that North Korea sent ground troops to fight in Ukraine, but new DailyNK reporting reveals t...
09/12/2024

[Exclusive] It’s well known that North Korea sent ground troops to fight in Ukraine, but new DailyNK reporting reveals that the regime also deployed hundreds of intelligence personnel as well in early November. Intelligence agents from the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) are expected to assist Russian forces with tracking Ukrainian forces in real time, jamming enemy signals, and identifying key strike targets.

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What is North Korea getting in exchange for its troops? Drone expertise seems to be part of the bargain, as DailyNK repo...
06/12/2024

What is North Korea getting in exchange for its troops? Drone expertise seems to be part of the bargain, as DailyNK reports that this year’s winter exercises will draw on a manual formulated from experience in the Russia-Ukraine war. The move is part of a growing emphasis on drone warfare, including Kim’s recent call to increase “suicide drone” production in mid-November.

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[Technology] The introduction of 4G in North Korea has opened up possibilities for more advanced or data-heavy services ...
05/12/2024

[Technology] The introduction of 4G in North Korea has opened up possibilities for more advanced or data-heavy services like streaming and video-calling. So far, however, Kangsong Net’s 4G video calling and image-sending app has failed to meet expectations. The app requires excessive processing power, is a battery drain, and comes with built-in restrictions seemingly designed to prevent the app from being “misused” for information sharing.

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North Korea has now sent over 30 waves of balloons filled with trash and, more recently, anti-Yoon leaflets. By contrast...
03/12/2024

North Korea has now sent over 30 waves of balloons filled with trash and, more recently, anti-Yoon leaflets. By contrast, balloons heading North generally contain more appealing items: rice, US dollars, South Korean snacks, and SD cards. In order to discourage residents from seeking out Southern balloons, North Korean authorities are now explicitly claiming the balloons are actually biological weapons. Do residents believe these claims?

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South Korean intelligence has confirmed casualties among the North Korean troops deployed to fight in Ukraine. Back home...
02/12/2024

South Korean intelligence has confirmed casualties among the North Korean troops deployed to fight in Ukraine. Back home, however, the Kim regime continues to conceal information about the deployment, including combat deaths. Even in peacetime, North Korea is highly secretive about soldier deaths, and many families may have no way of knowing what has happened to their child in the line of duty.

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North Korea’s youth soccer teams have done exceptionally well this season, sparking a “soccer mania” among young childre...
29/11/2024

North Korea’s youth soccer teams have done exceptionally well this season, sparking a “soccer mania” among young children. Many schools offer after-school soccer programs where kids can hone their skills, but not just anyone can join. Students have to pay to participate and those who don’t have the disposable income are stuck doing unpaid labor around school grounds while their friends play.

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South Korea recently held its nation-wide university entrance exams, and North Korea will soon hold its own - and earlie...
28/11/2024

South Korea recently held its nation-wide university entrance exams, and North Korea will soon hold its own - and earlier than expected. The early date is supposed to help prevent rampant cheating and test leakage, but many worry that the same privileged students will dominate access to Pyongyang’s prestigious universities. Moreover, unlike the KSAT, various other factors can save students from a failing grade.

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It has now been close to a year since Kim Jong Un unveiled his new “two state policy” for inter-Korean relations, and ne...
26/11/2024

It has now been close to a year since Kim Jong Un unveiled his new “two state policy” for inter-Korean relations, and new ripple effects are still coming to light. One of the most tragic consequences of the policy change may be the end of reunions for divided families, new DailyNK reporting suggests, with divided families being pressured to revise their documentation and renounce their family members living south of the border.

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Based in Seoul, Unification Media Group (UMG) has begun its radio broadcasts to North Korea since 2005 and has signed a consortium agreement with Daily NK. Our goal is to increase North Koreans' awareness and understanding of Human Rights and Democracy. UMG aims to provide North Korean people with accurate and timely news and information while reporting to the international community uncensored news.