Monthly Archives: September 2021
North Korea’s Kumsong 121 recently employed social media to launch a cyber attack
The North Korean hacker group Kumsong 121 recently launched a cyber attack using social media. Computer and mobile phone users should be wary as...
North Korea’s disappearing supply of soybean oil
Imported foodstuffs have grown even more scarce in North Korean markets with the continued closure of the Sino-North Korean border.
With even ordinary foodstuffs such...
Ministry of Social Security officer in Hyesan arrested for colluding with remittance broker
A Ministry of Social Security officer working at Hyesan Station, in Yanggang Province, was recently sent to a political prison camp for colluding with...
North Korean district office heads join crackdown on grasshopper merchants
With North Korean police, inminban (people’s unit) heads and even district office chiefs recently joining a crackdown on streetside commerce, conflicts with local residents...
Group of youth in Tanchon arrested after singing and dancing to South Korean music
A group of young people in Tanchon who gathered to prepare for Youth Day (Aug. 28) were arrested by the Ministry of State Security...
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,...
Hyesan officials intensify crackdowns on street vendors
Personnel from Yanggang Province’s Ministry of Social Security are engaged in a frenzied crackdown against street vendors, arresting any they encounter.
A source in Yanggang...
Sources: Large numbers of North Korean soldiers die in hospitals for suspected COVID-19 patients
North Korean military authorities are in shock after mass deaths occurred at hospitals for soldiers suspected of having COVID-19, multiple sources inside the country...
N. Hamgyong Province party committee holds emergency meeting to discuss agriculture and pandemic-related issues
The provincial party assembly of North Hamgyong Province recently convened an emergency enlarged meeting following an enlarged meeting of the Third Political Bureau of...
North Korea Market Price Update: September 6, 2021
All prices shown in KPW and current as of September 6, 2021.
Data: Daily NK
