N. Korea faces serious shortages of straw, hemp sacks used to hold harvested crops
While North Korea has finished its farmwork for the year, a serious shortage of the straw and hemp sacks used to hold the harvested...
Many petitioners in S. Hamgyong Province not heading to their designated areas
Many people in South Hamgyong Province who “petitioned” and were then selected to work in rural areas and other hard-to-survive places are not heading...
North Hamgyong Province convenes meeting to address food shortages
The North Hamgyong Province branch of North Korea’s ruling party convened a meeting of its executive committee to address food shortages that have been...
N. Korea to curb illegal slaughtering, ownership of working cows
Following an order by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the country's Central Committee recently instructed party, administrative and judicial authorities to clamp down...
Vinyl film theft at Kaesong farm leads to investigation
North Korean security officials are investigating an incident in Kaesong involving the theft of vinyl film from a collective farm, Daily NK has learned.
“Four...
Russia sends wheat to North Korea in return for diplomatic support
North Korea recently imported wheat from Russia, with some in the Workers' Party saying that the country received the aid in return for officially recognizing...
South Hwanghae Province’s rural areas are facing serious electricity shortages
South Hwanghae Province, North Korea's main grain-producing region, is facing a severe power shortage, Daily NK has learned.
"The residents of rural counties such as...
N. Korea hands down order regarding farm mobilizations in South Hwanghae Province
North Korea recently handed down an order to farms in South Hwanghae Province regarding agricultural mechanization and the need for political activities to take...
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 to double the number of construction workers at Yonpo Greenhouse Farm
With North Korean authorities continuing to push the construction of Yonpo Greenhouse Farm despite the country’s COVID-19 outbreak, the government has recently begun efforts...
