![Kim Jong Un at the fourth plenary session (plenum) of the 7th Term Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee [CC] held on April 10, 2019 constitution](https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/제7기-제4차-전원회의-218x150.jpg "What we know – and what we don’t – about Kim Jong Un’s absence")
Corn prices in North Korea are surging as demand rises
Demand for corn and processed corn foods has been increasing in North Korea recently, leading to higher prices for the commodity, Daily NK has...
Locals flock to Taebong Mine to make extra money
Many people in Ryanggang Province have been flocking to an area around Taebong Mine to pan for gold and tungsten, Daily NK has learned.
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Pence Cartoon
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N. Korea to permit smuggling over parts of Sino-NK border
North Korean authorities have decided to permit smuggling activities across some portions of the Sino-North Korean border from mid-June on the condition that smugglers...
North Pyongan Province border guards are being rotated out more frequently
North Korean border patrol units in North Pyongan Province are being rotated out more frequently as part of efforts to end cross-border smuggling and...
Pence Cartoon: “High Risk Bonds”
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The cartoon "High-Risk Bonds" draws inspiration from a series of recent Daily NK articles focusing on North Korea's wealthy entrepreneurial class, the donju...
![Kim Jong Un at the fourth plenary session (plenum) of the 7th Term Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee [CC] held on April 10, 2019 constitution](https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/제7기-제4차-전원회의-324x160.jpg "What we know – and what we don’t – about Kim Jong Un’s absence")
What we know – and what we don’t – about Kim...
Rumors regarding the health of Kim Jong Un began following his absence from the “Day of the Sun,” a national holiday commemorating the birth...
Update : 20-05-23
| Won | Pyongyang | Sinuiju | Hyesan |
| Exchange Rate | 8,220 | 8,200 | 8,400 |
| Rice Price | 4,300 | 4,230 | 4,500 |
