Two dead, one injured in Hyesan stabbing
Two people are dead and one injured following a stabbing incident in Hyesan, Ryanggang Province earlier this month. The assailant has yet to be...
Optimism rising as fuel prices dip in North Korea
The general fall in oil prices worldwide has led to lower prices at the pump in South Korea’s gas stations for the 11th week,...
District trolley service official in North Korea fired over fare raise
The director of a district office for the Pyongyang trolley service was fired for illegally raising fares.
The Pyongyang trolley is a major form of...
North Korea Market Price Update: August 3, 2020
All prices shown in KPW and current as of August 3, 2020.
Data: Daily NK
North Korea restructures trade sector to give Cabinet more direct supervision over imports/exports
North Korean authorities are disbanding trading firms that fail to produce results, and restructuring the trade sector to give the Cabinet direct supervision over...
Exorbitant bribes paid for Party membership in North Korea
The number of bribes being accepted in exchange for membership in North Korea’s Workers' Party is on the rise as the country is set...
Top North Korean diplomats recalled to Pyongyang
North Korea’s ambassadors have been recalled to North Korea to discuss the rapidly changing situation on the Korean Peninsula as well as to reshuffle...
North Korea’s railway-side reforestation campaign: Preparation for an inter-Korean railway system?
With the possibility that the linking of railways and roads between North and South Korea were discussed during a high-level inter-Korean meeting on June...
N. Korea demands people contribute rice for use by the military
North Korean authorities have recently begun demanding that ordinary people contribute rice for the military, calling it “patriotic rice." The demands come after the...
North Korea Market Prices Update: Feb. 18, 2020
All prices shown in KPW and current as of February 18, 2020.
Data: Daily NK
