North Korea loosens rules on motorcycle ownership registration
The Ministry of People’s Safety (MPS) recently began permitting North Koreans to register ownership of motorcycles under their own names, Daily NK has learned. While...
North Korea Market Prices Update: September 11, 2019
All prices shown in KPW and current as of September 11, 2019. Data: Daily NK
Plant and fruit-based alcohol gain popularity
North Korean food and beverage factories have ramped up production of alcoholic beverages using medicinal plants and fruits, Daily NK has learned. “There’s a wider...
North Korea’s dismal level of press freedom
On Wednesday, September 18, President Moon Jae-in met with Christophe Deloire, the secretary-general of Paris-based non-profit Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to publicly announce the...
North Korea forges ahead with wind energy schemes
North Korean workers are being mobilized to expand wind energy in the country, Daily NK sources reported on Tuesday. “Workers are being forced to participate...
Shining a light on North Korea’s political prison camps
A family in Chongjin... There was a family living in the North Korean city of Chongjin in North Hamgyong Province. Though the father was a...
Behind the only known student uprising in North Korea
Ethnic Chinese (also called hwagyo, or "overseas Chinese") hold a unique place in North Korean society. This is due largely in part to North...
Update : 19-09-11
| Won | Pyongyang | Sinuiju | Hyesan |
| Exchange Rate | 8,090 | 8,110 | 8,190 |
| Rice Price | 4,700 | 4,750 | 5,000 |
