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North Korea hopes to begin COVID-19 inoculations by the end of February at the earliest North Korea hopes to receive the same vaccines the South Korean government has selected, a source told Daily NK 2021.01.26 12:56pm North Korean authorities have reportedly informed international organizations of when they intend to begin COVID-19 inoculations. The country’s authorities are reportedly considering which vaccines they hope to use as well. According to a Daily NK source in North Korea on Sunda...

"You have been arrested?" Turns out I had been trolled. The Vigilanteh had used ShrtURL, a platform Time magazine described as "the most dangerous website in America", to create a spoof article. I was being mistaken for a much more humorous, much more creative and much more infamous Singaporean — who was now supposedly behind bars for online vigilantism. I was not amused. I called the police. Teh tarik-drinking Vigilanteh or Choson Exchange volunteer? After being suitably distressed, and bei...

  “I don’t feel like I can ever be completed personally and professionally. Life is about continuous improvement, challenges and ups and downs that require adaptation and change.” Their Causes Most of the young leaders surveyed support a number of different social causes simultaneously; there are very few one-issue activists. Here are the five most popular causes. What Does Success Look Like? To gauge what success looks like to this group of young leaders, we asked what motivates them to...

Some economic reforms that emerged after North Korea's Kim Jong Un took power are under threat as his government responds to a series of crises by reasserting state controls, casting doubt on one of the young leader's signature issues.

SEOUL — Some economic reforms that emerged after North Korea’s Kim Jong Un took power are under threat as his government responds to a series of crises by…

Daily NK The arrests came after somebody inside Bureau 11 filed a complaint, a source told Daily NK 2021.01.08 1:21pm A source told Daily NK yesterday that a Ministry of State Security special inspection team arrested about 20 key figures involved in the development of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles on Tuesday, the day North Korea convened the Eighth Party Congress. According to the Daily NK source, who is based in North Korea, about 20 people – including the head of...

Daily NK 2020.12.23 2:36pm Multiple sources say the North Korean military has commenced preliminary work for participation in the Eighth Party Congress, which is scheduled for January. According to a military source in North Pyongan Province on Tuesday, a general assembly of party cells and elementary party branches has been underway since Saturday. Convened at the order of the Korean People’s Army Party Committee, the assembly has been reviewing tasks from the Seventh Party Congr...

U.S. secondary sanctions hurting North Korea, defector says By (0) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is overseeing a national economy impacted by recent sanctions. a defector said. File Photo by KCNA | License Photo Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The United States secondary sanctions on firms conducting trade with North Korea have had an impact on the Kim Jong-un regime, but more pressure needs to be applied, a defector said. Ri Jong-ho, a U.S.-based North Korean defector who previously headed Korea Daehung ...