North Korea loosens rules for 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...
County MSS director forcibly retired after accepting bribe
A county MSS director was forcibly retired after allegedly accepting a large bribe from a man named Chae, who was arrested in June of...
Soldiers dispatched to Pyongsan uranium mine
North Korea has recently dispatched soldiers who finished their mandatory service periods to a uranium mine in Pyongsan, North Hwanghae Province, Daily NK has...
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 |
