Hyesan residents complain about being forced to come up with recycleables
North Korean authorities are reportedly incurring the ire of Hyesan residents after ordering local families to provide materials for recycling.
According to a Daily NK...
North Korea Market Price Update: August 22, 2021
All prices shown in KPW and current as of August 22, 2021.
Data: Daily NK
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Facing food shortages, Storm Corps pilfer government storage facilities
Faced with miserable food conditions, members of the so-called “Storm Corps” (11th Corps) on long-term deployments to the Sino-North Korean border have gone beyond...
Military officers deployed to work on makeshift structures on North Korea-China...
Officers rather than ordinary enlisted soldiers have recently been deployed to build makeshift structures as part of efforts to prevent border crossings and defections...
[Interview] North Koreans respond to their government’s push for more “recycling”
North Korea is running into problems supplying raw materials and supplies due to protracted international sanctions and the suspension of trade in response to...
Update : 21-08-22
| Won | Pyongyang | Sinuiju | Hyesan |
| Exchange Rate | 4,700 | 4,720 | 4,800 |
| Rice Price | 5,200 | 5,300 | 5,900 |
