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North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly convenes March 22 to elect state leadership and revise the constitution. With Kim Jong Un freshly re-elected as Workers’ Party of Korea general secretary and a two-year personality cult campaign now in full swing, analysts are asking a questi
When a Ministry of State Security agent stopped a young man in a Hyesan alley in mid-February 2026 and demanded to know why he was listening to “rotten South Korean music,” he likely expected contrition. He did not get it. The man cited the lyrics back at him, word for word, and explaine
North Koreans across the country are quietly breathing a sigh of relief as spring temperatures climb and fuel costs begin to ease, according to a Daily NK source in North Pyongan province. With winter behind them, many are switching from gumyeongthan (briquettes used for heating and cooking) to chak
North Korea has seen a marked increase in the distribution of factory-made candy and cookies across the country, but citizens in North Pyongan province complained Wednesday that slick new packaging is masking substandard products sold at prices many cannot justify. The rise in packaged confections f