Monthly Archives: September 2022
Hamhung government raises fees to use bathrooms in local markets
Many people in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, are quite unhappy after the authorities recently raised fees to use the bathrooms in local markets.
A source...
N. Korea halts issuing of certificates to enter Pyongyang
North Korea recently issued an order to suspend issuing certificates to enter Pyongyang as part of efforts to prevent access to the capital ahead...
N. Korea prevents some people from withdrawing money in foreign currency accounts
North Korea is preventing people in certain regions from withdrawing money deposited in foreign currency accounts. The measure appears part of the government's aim...
N. Koreans driven to extremes amid difficult economic conditions
There has been a sharp increase in the number of North Koreans dying of disease amid extreme hardship or ending their lives because of...
N. Korea begins annual inspection of hospitals in the provinces
North Korea recently informed authorities in the country's provinces that the Ministry of Public Health will begin hospital inspections on Sept. 13, Daily NK...
N. Korean rice prices fall after climbing past KPW 6,000 per kilogram in late...
North Korean rice prices appear to be falling this month after climbing past KPW 6,000 a kilogram in late July.
According to Daily NK’s regular...
A dive into N. Korea’s world of multiplayer gaming
North Koreans have access to dozens of genres of multi-player games, with some people even paying for features that are downloaded separately from the...
Two money changers in Pyongsong arrested for manipulating exchange rates
North Korea’s Ministry of State Security recently arrested two money changers in Pyongsong for manipulating exchange rates, Daily NK has learned.
“Two sisters in their...
Dozens of N. Koreans arrested for involvement in “impure recording” distribution ring
Six ringleaders and about 20 accomplices were recently stood before a public struggle session in Yangdok County, South Pyongan Province, for importing and distributing...
Hamhung instructs schools to boost students’ immunity with green tea
Hamhung's education department recently instructed schools to give their students green tea, Daily NK has learned.
According to a Daily NK source in South Hamgyong...
