Monthly Archives: July 2021
North Korea arrests around 20 trading company heads in latest crackdown on unauthorized trade
The atmosphere along the China-North Korea border is growing even more tense due to the North Korean government’s inspections of trade-related entities. Daily NK...
Three Haeju university students brought to court for watching and distributing S. Korean videos
Three university students in Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, were tried in a public court late last month for watching and distributing South Korean videos.
According...
North Koreans with COVID-19 symptoms are dying after being released from quarantine facilities
North Korean authorities continue to claim the country has had no confirmed cases of COVID-19, yet evidence is mounting that people with coronavirus symptoms...
North Hamgyong Province residents receive a week’s worth of rice provisions
North Hamgyong Province residents recently received provisions of food, Daily NK has learned. Discontent is apparently widespread, however, because the authorities have provided only...
Rice distributions in Yanggang Province lead to slight falls in market food prices
Grain prices in some regions of North Korea have recently fallen slightly after the authorities distributed food provisions.
In a phone conversation with Daily NK...
No signs that North Korea plans to demolish South Korean structures at the Mt....
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the demolition of South Korean facilities in the Mt. Kumgang tourist zone two years ago, but it...
North Korea Market Price Update: July 12, 2021
All prices shown in KPW and current as of July 12, 2021.
Data: Daily NK
North Korea begins selecting new residents for Pyongyang’s 10,000 new homes
North Korean authorities have already begun selecting families to move into 10,000 newly constructed homes in Pyongyang this autumn.
The move follows a recent order...
North Korea may be using 5G mobile communications technology to monitor border
North Korean authorities are incorporating cutting-edge technology into their efforts to control the country’s border with China.
According to a source in the country,...
North Hamgyong Province’s party committee holds meeting to address food provisions for locals
The North Hamgyong Province Party Committee recently held an emergency enlarged meeting to address food provisions for local residents.
The meeting came after North Korean...
