The Kangson conundrum: Decoding North Korea's latest nuclear ...
WEB19 hours ago · September 30, 2024. North Korea’s recent abrupt disclosure of a top-secret facility for producing highly enriched uranium has captured the world’s attention. On Sept. 13, the state-run Korean Central News Agency showed leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a uranium enrichment facility at an undisclosed location. Kim said the very sight of the ...
Leaked: New N. Korean document ties national fate to exchange ...
WEB19 hours ago · According to Daily NK’s regular survey of North Korean market prices, the average exchange rate for the dollar in Pyongyang, Sinuiju and Hyesan as of Sept. 15 was 16,150 won, or 1.8 times the official rate of 8,900 won. People do not use the official rate because they would lose money, and many people do not even know the official rate exists.
N. Korean workers in China face severe stress due to ...
WEB3 days ago · September 27, 2024. A photo taken of the North Korea - China border in 2014. (Lawrence Wang, Flickr, Creative Commons) North Korean workers in China are complaining of severe stress due to continued delays in their return home and their stifling lives confined to their dormitories and factories. A source in China said Wednesday that …
N. Korea orders “enemy attack drills” using trash-laden balloons
WEB3 days ago · On the morning of Sept. 23, an object suspected to be a "garbage balloon" launched by North Korea towards South Korea was seen floating in the airspace above Yongsan-gu, Seoul. /Photo=Yonhap News. North Korea’s General Staff Department (GSD) recently ordered large-scale “enemy attack drills” using trash-laden balloons.
N. Korea’s grave removal order reshapes Chuseok traditions
WEB4 days ago · September 26, 2024. FILE PHOTO: A grave site in a rural area of North Korea. (The Daily NK) North Korea’s order to remove hillside graves and cremate remains has led to a decline in traditional Chuseok cemetery visits, with many families opting for ancestral rites at home instead. “Many Hyesan residents who lost their ancestral graves due ...
Kim’s mandate triggers urgent inspection of construction ...
WEB3 days ago · The Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on Sept. 2 that leader Kim Jong Un had told members of the Regional Development Project Council in a meeting on Aug. 31 about the principles to follow in the construction of municipal and county hospitals, technology distribution centers, and granaries.
North Korea upgrades prison camp amid secrecy concerns
WEB5 days ago · September 25, 2024. North Korea has renovated facilities at the Paekto-ri political prison camp in Sinuiju to improve health conditions for prisoners. The decision was prompted by concerns that released prisoners would reveal information about the camp’s previously dilapidated condition. A source in North Korea told The Daily NK on Monday ...