Monthly Archives: September 2019
North Hamgyong Province intensifies inspections of USBs
Customs checkpoints in North Korea are intensifying inspections of handheld data storage devices such as USBs and at times preventing the devices from being...
North Korea suffers mass deaths of grass-fed goats
Despite North Korea’s attempts to increase the number of goats and other animals in the country, Daily NK sources have reported that state efforts...
North Korea’s latest constitutional revisions are a retreat to the past
During the Second Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly, on August 29, North Korea again revised its constitution, the second time it has...
North Korea’s dismal level of press freedom
On Wednesday, September 18, President Moon Jae-in met with Christophe Deloire, the secretary-general of Paris-based non-profit Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to publicly announce the...
North Korea forges ahead with wind energy schemes
North Korean workers are being mobilized to expand wind energy in the country, Daily NK sources reported on Tuesday.
“Workers are being forced to participate...
Miner jailed for cutting down tree in “slogan tree” zone
A North Korean man who felled a tree in an area designated for slogan-inscribed trees in August has been sentenced to a correctional labor...
North Korea loosens rules on 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...
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...
North Korea Market Prices Update: September 11, 2019
All prices shown in KPW and current as of September 11, 2019.
Data: Daily NK
