North Korea issues order allowing people to use foreign currency at...
North Korean authorities have recently allowed locals to purchase food using foreign currency, Daily NK has learned. This comes amid efforts by North Korean...
N. Korea is taking its time to put new foreign currency...
North Korea has recently issued new foreign currency vouchers, but has yet to make full-fledged efforts to put them into circulation, Daily NK has...
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China appears to be cracking down on “unofficial trade” with North...
China’s government recently refused to permit the export of a shipment of rice into North Korea, Daily NK has learned. An expert Daily NK...
Lecture held for officials in charge of constructing border wall in...
Yanggang Province's party committee recently held a lecture for officials in charge of constructing concrete walls and high-voltage wires along the Sino-North Korean border....
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 : 21-09-20
| Won | Pyongyang | Sinuiju | Hyesan |
| Exchange Rate | 5,200 | 5,230 | 5,150 |
| Rice Price | 5,500 | 5,100 | 5,000 |
