N. Korea cracks down on home-based restaurants to force customers into state-run establishments https://www.dailynk.com/english/n-korea-cracks-down-on-home-based-restaurants-to-force-customers-into-state-run-establishments/# restaurants# food# restaurant# market

Hyesan excludes unmarried workers from China dispatch, using families as ‘hostages’ against defection https://www.dailynk.com/english/hyesan-excludes-unmarried-workers-from-china-dispatch-using-families-as-hostages-against-defection/# hyesan# china# covid-19# defections

North Korea orders youth to lead final push on five-year plan ahead of party congress https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-orders-youth-to-lead-final-push-on-five-year-plan-ahead-of-party-congress/# propaganda# pyongyang# factories# hamhung

Why North Korea’s December plenary meeting matters for the Ninth Party Congress https://www.dailynk.com/english/why-north-koreas-december-plenary-meeting-matters-for-the-ninth-party-congress/# denuclearization# Workers'PartyOfKorea# CentralCommittee# EighthPartyCongress

Daily water delivery services become routine in North Korean cities as quality concerns grow https://www.dailynk.com/english/daily-water-delivery-services-become-routine-in-north-korean-cities-as-quality-concerns-grow/# water# SouthPyonganProvince# pollution# business

North Korean military expands sniper training under Kim Jong Un’s orders for ‘training revolution’ https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-military-expands-sniper-training-under-kim-jong-uns-orders-for-training-revolution/# propaganda# KoreanPeople'sArmy# military# ideology

North Korean remittance brokers disguise themselves as traveling salespeople to evade crackdowns https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-remittance-brokers-disguise-themselves-as-traveling-salespeople-to-evade-crackdowns/# Defectors# border# RyanggangProvince# smuggling

North Koreans question reforestation campaigns as planted trees disappear for firewood each winter https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-koreans-question-reforestation-campaigns-planted-trees-disappear-firewood-each-winter/# construction# forestation# hyesan# KimIlSung

N. Korean rice prices plunge 30% as foreign exchange rates stabilize after October spike https://www.dailynk.com/english/n-korean-rice-prices-plunge-30-as-foreign-exchange-rates-stabilize-after-october-spike/# hyesan# harvest# DomesticProduction# ForeignCurrency

Chinese war films shock North Koreans with revelations about regime’s Korean War propaganda https://www.dailynk.com/english/chinese-war-films-shock-north-koreans-with-revelations-about-regimes-korean-war-propaganda/# propaganda# border# RyanggangProvince# military

Pyongyang orders hillside tomb removal along Chinese border, imposing fines up to $280 https://www.dailynk.com/english/pyongyang-orders-hillside-tomb-removal-along-chinese-border-imposing-fines-up-to-280/# border# RyanggangProvince# hyesan# forestation

Faux fur jackets and combat boots fly off shelves as Kim Jong Un sets North Korea’s fashion trends https://www.dailynk.com/english/faux-fur-jackets-and-combat-boots-fly-off-shelves-as-kim-jong-un-sets-north-koreas-fashion-trends/# KoreanPeople'sArmy# military# china# NorthKoreanLeader

N. Korea’s spy agency inspects foreign currency traders in China to prevent embezzlement https://www.dailynk.com/english/n-koreas-spy-agency-inspects-foreign-currency-traders-in-china-to-prevent-embezzlement/# ForeignCurrency# investment# workers# cryptocurrency

N. Korea dispatches inspection team to verify cash wage implementation on trial farms https://www.dailynk.com/english/n-korea-dispatches-inspection-team-to-verify-cash-wage-implementation-on-trial-farms/# harvest# workers# cabinet# inspections

N. Korea orders enterprises to boost nursery support ahead of year-end reviews, sparking numbers game https://www.dailynk.com/english/n-korea-orders-enterprises-to-boost-nursery-support-ahead-of-year-end-reviews-sparking-numbers-game/# SouthPyonganProvince# market# workers# children

Wonsan’s young workers choose bicycle deliveries over state assignments despite forced labor threats https://www.dailynk.com/english/wonsans-young-workers-choose-bicycle-deliveries-over-state-assignments-despite-forced-labor-threats/# food# wonsan# workers# ForcedLabor

From fairways to firepower: Inside North Korea’s camouflaged missile program https://www.dailynk.com/english/from-fairways-firepower-inside-north-korea-camouflaged-missile-program/# PublicExecutions# JangSongThaek# pyongyang# military

Faux fur jackets and combat boots dominate N. Korea’s winter fashion markets https://www.dailynk.com/english/faux-fur-jackets-and-combat-boots-dominate-n-koreas-winter-fashion-markets/# Markets# RyanggangProvince# KoreanPeople'sArmy# clothing

S. Korea’s plan to scrap N. Korean human rights center risks abandoning victims for political expediency https://www.dailynk.com/english/south-korea-plan-scrap-north-korean-human-rights-center-risks-abandoning-victims-political-expediency/# unification# Defectors# HumanRights# SouthKorea

Winter warfare preparations expose North Korea’s chronic military supply crisis https://www.dailynk.com/english/winter-warfare-preparations-expose-north-koreas-chronic-military-supply-crisis/# rations# mobilization# livestock# MilitaryDiscipline

Cash remains king: Why North Koreans resist Pyongyang’s digital payment push https://www.dailynk.com/english/cash-remains-king-why-north-koreans-resist-pyongyangs-digital-payment-push/# Markets# economy# SouthPyonganProvince# market

Pyongyang’s digital gold rush: How North Korean hackers fund the regime through crypto theft https://www.dailynk.com/english/pyongyangs-digital-gold-rush-how-north-korean-hackers-fund-the-regime-through-crypto-theft/# information# dollars# companies# business

From Kim dynasty to battlefield martyrs: North Korea’s expanding ‘eternal life’ propaganda https://www.dailynk.com/english/from-kim-dynasty-to-battlefield-martyrs-north-koreas-expanding-eternal-life-propaganda/# officials# leadership# ukraine# propaganda

N. Korea’s child beggars flee ‘prison-like’ shelters for street life https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-child-beggars-flee-prison-like-shelters-street-life/# vagrants# crackdowns# homeless# children

Chanel products popular among N. Korea’s wealthy https://www.dailynk.com/english/chanel-products-popular-north-korea-wealthy/# RyanggangProvince# smuggling# trade# hyesan

Fur and famine: N. Korea’s elite flout luxury bans as workers starve https://www.dailynk.com/english/fur-famine-north-korea-elite-flout-luxury-bans-workers-starve/# wealthy# famine# fashion# families

N. Korean military unit cracks down on soldiers using private barbers https://www.dailynk.com/english/n-korean-military-unit-cracks-down-on-soldiers-using-private-barbers/# border# RyanggangProvince# military# soldiers

N. Korea inspects progress in ‘three revolutionary movements’ at shipyards https://www.dailynk.com/english/n-korea-inspects-progress-in-three-revolutionary-movements-at-shipyards/# KimJongUn# chongjin# ideology# technology

N. Hamgyong province clamps down on private sale of rice https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-hamgyong-province-clamps-down-private-sale-rice/# cigarettes# OnsongCounty# crackdown# State-runShops

N. Koreans struggle to obtain wind blockers as winter approaches https://www.dailynk.com/english/n-koreans-struggle-to-obtain-wind-blockers-as-winter-approaches/# RyanggangProvince# hyesan# kimchi# winter

N. Korea aims to expand mineral trade despite sanctions https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-aims-expand-mineral-trade-despite-sanctions/# sanctions# trade# china# ForeignCurrency

North Korea’s price freeze in Kangwon province disrupts local markets https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-price-freeze-kangwon-province-disrupts-local-markets/# commerce# kangwon# Markets# economy

Punggye-ri’s Tunnel No. 3 ready for use, but no signs of imminent test https://www.dailynk.com/english/punggye-ri-tunnel-no-3-ready-use-no-signs-imminent-test/# soldiers# technology# SatelliteImages# intelligence

N. Korean trading companies try to meet consumer demand for foreign clothing https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-trading-companies-try-meet-consumer-demand-foreign-clothing/# NorthPyonganProvince# traders# china# TradingCompanies

North Korean soldier beaten to death for failing to collect fuel https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-soldier-beaten-to-death-for-failing-to-collect-fuel/# construction# corruption# KoreanPeople'sArmy# military

Why North Korean soldiers still find love letters hidden among their military belongings https://www.dailynk.com/english/why-north-korean-soldiers-still-find-love-letters-hidden-among-their-military-belongings/# military# soldiers# students# phones

Suspension of RFA and VOA transforms North Korean public opinion as rumors replace outside news https://www.dailynk.com/english/suspension-of-rfa-and-voa-transforms-north-korean-public-opinion-as-rumors-replace-outside-news/# SouthKorea# rumors# information# StateSecurity

North Korean logistics officers profiteer from grain collection as rice prices soar https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-logistics-officers-profiteer-from-grain-collection-as-rice-prices-soar/# corruption# military# food# haeju

Chinese manufacturers SANY, XCMG and SDLG supply bulldozers and cranes for Kim’s factory push https://www.dailynk.com/english/chinese-manufacturers-sany-xcmg-and-sdlg-supply-bulldozers-and-cranes-for-kims-factory-push/# industry# soldiers# SouthPyonganProvince# workers

Kim Jong Un’s 20×10 regional development policy falters as new buildings sit empty https://www.dailynk.com/english/kim-jong-uns-20x10-regional-development-policy-falters-as-new-buildings-sit-empty/

Why North Korean troops fear “assignments” more than combat duty https://www.dailynk.com/english/why-north-korean-troops-fear-assignments-more-than-combat-duty/# money# business# violence# MilitaryService

Protein deficiency causes muscle atrophy and hair loss among North Korean orphans https://www.dailynk.com/english/protein-deficiency-causes-muscle-atrophy-and-hair-loss-among-north-korean-orphans/# food# schools# SouthPyonganProvince# hospital

N. Korea claims near-total elimination of underground churches and prayer groups https://www.dailynk.com/english/n-korea-claims-near-total-elimination-of-underground-churches-and-prayer-groups/# PoliticalPrisonCamps# families# HumanRights# china

Urban beautification projects eliminate public drying spaces for homemade heating fuel https://www.dailynk.com/english/urban-beautification-projects-eliminate-public-drying-spaces-for-homemade-heating-fuel/# coal# heating# families# sinuiju

Economic collapse forces parents to advise daughters against marriage https://www.dailynk.com/english/economic-collapse-forces-parents-to-advise-daughters-against-marriage/# homeless# marriage# divorce# daughter

State television touts mechanized farming while blackouts force workers to thresh by hand https://www.dailynk.com/english/state-television-touts-mechanized-farming-while-blackouts-force-workers-to-thresh-by-hand/# harvest# workers# electricity# grain

Homeroom teachers compete over student bribes as class ceremonies become status symbols https://www.dailynk.com/english/homeroom-teachers-compete-over-student-bribes-as-class-ceremonies-become-status-symbols/# bribes# students# hyesan# classes

Bag inspections and struggle sessions fail to stop Pyongyang students from celebrating South Korean custom https://www.dailynk.com/english/bag-inspections-and-struggle-sessions-fail-to-stop-pyongyang-students-from-celebrating-south-korean-custom/# SouthKorea# children# YoungPeople# StruggleSession

Farm labor shortages force North Korea to trap discharged soldiers in rural hometowns https://www.dailynk.com/english/farm-labor-shortages-force-north-korea-to-trap-discharged-soldiers-in-rural-hometowns/# women# children# wedding# YoungPeople

Elderly N. Koreans long for Kim Jong Il era as markets wither and smuggling ends https://www.dailynk.com/english/elderly-n-koreans-long-for-kim-jong-il-era-as-markets-wither-and-smuggling-ends/# MobilePhones# elderly# MobilePhone# children