Broken bodies, empty wallets: The hidden cost of harvesting pine nuts in N. Korea
Heavy rains in North Korea's Ryanggang province have led to a surge in serious injuries among people harvesting pine nuts, with many Hyesan residents...
Blueberries beyond borders: Kim decree drives unlikely imports
North Korea is importing large quantities of Chinese blueberries to fulfill the ruling party's directive to produce fruit-based alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.
Speaking anonymously, a...
North Korean farmer punished with unpaid labor for salvaging plastic to save home
A North Korean farmer was recently sentenced to unpaid labor for using recycled plastic film without permission to protect his rain-damaged home, Daily NK...
North Koreans in Hyesan risk danger for pine nut profits
Some residents of Hyesan have recently been heading to Kim Jong Suk county to gather pine nuts, Daily NK has learned.
"Since July 25, some...
North Korean children mobilized for flood recovery on farms
After severe flooding damaged agricultural areas along the North Korean border in North Pyongan province in late July, collective farms are organizing an all-hands...
N. Korea aims to monopolize earnings from mushroom exports
North Korea is tightening controls on pine mushroom sales and transport, aiming to monopolize foreign currency from exports of the rare fungi.
Speaking on condition...
North Korean grain prices fall across markets
Grain prices in North Korean markets have fallen across the board. According to a regular market price survey conducted by Daily NK, as of...
N. Korean technicians sent to farms aspire for party membership
South Pyongan Province has been sending small teams of technicians formed in factories and enterprises to farms since March, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
N. Korean farm managers annoyed with constant snooping by central government officials
As soon as North Korea's mobilization order for rice planting ended, another mobilization order was issued to send help to farms harvesting wheat and...
S. Pyongan Province’s rural areas are facing extreme levels of hardship
People living in farming communities in South Pyongan Province are suffering extreme hardship, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK...
