North Korea allows some people with relatives overseas to write letters...
As North Koreans continue to suffer from growing economic difficulties due to COVID-19, North Korean authorities have informed people they may ask for help...
Some businesspeople in North Korea are selling their market stalls
Some businesspeople in North Hamgyong Province who had barely made a living through trading have suffered such severe economic setbacks that they have already...
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Border guard falls through ice while attempting to cross river with...
In Musan County, North Hamgyong Province, a border guard recently stepped onto a frozen river to defect when the ice collapsed. He sank into...
North Korean border guards shoot individual crossing over Sino-North Korean border
There was a shooting incident in the Sino-North Korean border region of Yanggang Province, the same place where an armed soldier recently defected across...
Key takeaways from North Korea’s military parade and party congress
North Korea’s Eighth Workers’ Party Congress has finally come to an end after a massive military parade that was held on Thursday night. But...
Pence Cartoon: “Petty Potters”
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Update : 20-01-11
| Won | Pyongyang | Sinuiju | Hyesan |
| Exchange Rate | 6,100 | 5,900 | 5,800 |
| Rice Price | 3,500 | 3,700 | 4,100 |
