North Korea’s disappearing supply of soybean oil
Imported foodstuffs have grown even more scarce in North Korean markets with the continued closure of the Sino-North Korean border.
With even ordinary foodstuffs such...
Hyesan officials intensify crackdowns on street vendors
Personnel from Yanggang Province’s Ministry of Social Security are engaged in a frenzied crackdown against street vendors, arresting any they encounter.
A source in Yanggang...
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North Korea’s gasoline and diesel prices have been climbing recently
North Korean gasoline and diesel prices have been rising recently, Daily NK has learned.
According to a Daily NK source in North Korea last Thursday,...
North Korean contract manufacturing companies in Sinuiju are increasingly shutting down
Unable to cope with business difficulties owing to the prolonged closure of the Sino-North Korean border, a growing number of workplaces are closing in...
The worsening plight of North Korean soldiers
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out last year, the lives of North Korean soldiers have become even more difficult than usual. Food shortages,...
Update : 21-09-06
| Won | Pyongyang | Sinuiju | Hyesan |
| Exchange Rate | 5,430 | 5,420 | 5,380 |
| Rice Price | 5,500 | 5,200 | 5,700 |
