Monthly Archives: May 2019
Some families in North Korea face starvation due to international sanctions, sources say
An increasing number of families are facing starvation as food shortages in North Korea’s agricultural regions continue to worsen, sources in North Korea say....
Mobile rental business in North Korea thriving amidst crackdown on international calls
Residents of the Sino-North Korean border region in North Pyongan Province continue to face difficulties in sending payments and conducting smuggling activities due to...
North Korea faces flight of burned out teachers
North Korean teachers are unable to continue teaching due to financial difficulties, a development that provides a peek into how North Korea’s poor economic...
Free data after 11 PM: North Korea’s curious mobile data plans
Daily NK’s recent analysis of North Korea’s newest smartphone, the Pyongyang 2425, suggests that five types of data plan are available in the country....
North Korea Market Prices Update: May 28, 2019
All prices shown in KPW and current as of May 28, 2019. Data: Daily NK
North Korean customs officials continue to demand bribes from traders
The continuing international sanctions on North Korea are causing difficulties for the country’s traders, who are having trouble finding items not on the sanctions...
Massive international market plans for Musan cancelled following Hanoi summit failure
The North Korean authorities were planning to construct a massive “international market” in North Hamgyong Province earlier in the year, but the failure of...
Poor infrastructure blamed for coal mine fatality in North Korea
Production has been halted at Namjon Mine, which is operated by South Pyongan Province’s Kaechon Mining Enterprise, following an incident in early April involving...
North Korean trading company operator ambivalent on humanitarian aid from South
Editor’s Note: Following a report by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stating that 40% of North...
Chongjin factories releasing contaminated water into local streams
Contaminated water from factories in Chongjin is being released into local streams, according to sources in North Korea.
“A water purification facility was constructed in...
