North Korean market prices continue downward trend as currency rates fall
North Korean market prices have continued their downward trajectory, with falling exchange rates simultaneously driving down the cost of both grain and imported goods.
According...
North Korean police use undercover spies to entrap merchants in foreign currency stings
North Korea is intensifying crackdowns on person-to-person foreign currency transactions under its foreign exchange control law, with police in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, recently...
North Korea’s first 2026 Cabinet order demands “results for show” ahead of Ninth Party...
The North Korean Cabinet's first order of 2026 focused on "producing results" to make the Ninth Party Congress shine as a "victor's congress," Daily...
China cracks down on North Korean cigarette smuggling, but demand keeps growing
Chinese smugglers caught trafficking North Korean cigarettes face steep penalties and prison time as Beijing intensifies enforcement against illicit tobacco trade, but Pyongyang's cigarette...
Height, songbun, and accordion skills: What it takes to land a North Korean restaurant...
With North Korea expected to expand its overseas workforce, more young women are taking lessons in singing and musical instruments with the hope of...
N. Korean market prices fall sharply as exchange rates drop and state stores expand...
Prices at North Korea's informal marketplaces are falling across the board, including imported goods and grains like rice and corn. This appears to be...
Kim Jong Un’s frequent Sinuiju visits force Chinese phone users into hiding as crackdowns...
Frequent visits by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to North Korea's largest greenhouse farm, which was built in a section of Sinuiju that...
North Korea smuggles high-end computers and GPUs from China for hacking and AI development
North Korea has recently been importing large quantities of electronic devices and parts from China.
A source in China told Daily NK recently that North...
North Korean beer and wild herbs could reach South Korea if import rules ease,...
As the South Korean government moves to streamline the import of North Korean food products, Chinese traders are looking to take advantage of what...
Chinese joint management brings regular food rations to impoverished North Korean mining town
The youth section of the Hyesan Youth Mine in Ryanggang province has been regularly distributing food to workers after switching to a joint management...
