Support for the underprivileged in urban areas of North Korea shows signs of improvement
Some accommodation facilities for the underprivileged in North Korea have recently been undergoing significant expansion. Children living on the streets, orphans, and the elderly...
Hopes increase among North Koreans for Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul
North Korean residents have responded favorably to President Moon Jae-in’s speech in Pyongyang, and there are rising expectations that North Korean leader Kim Jong...
Illicit drug production on the rise in North Korea
Despite the regime formally declaring a war on drugs after Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, little progress has been made toward curtailing...
Steep rise of N. Korean grain prices appears to be leveling off
The North Korean authorities have been distributing food from state-run grain stores, which appears to have driven down the market price of grain, Daily...
N. Korean foreign exchange rates weaken amid plummeting expectations over trade
North Korea's foreign exchange rates have weakened recently after climbing due to expectations that overland trade with China would expand in mid-May.
According to Daily...
North Korea arrests factory workers for diverting goods to markets
Three workers at a state-run local industry factory in North Hamgyong province were publicly struggled against and arrested last month after diverting factory output...
North Korea Market Price Update: November 29, 2021
All prices shown in KPW and current as of November 29, 2021.
Data: Daily NK
Rising grain prices in N. Hamgyong Province’s cities cause anxiety among consumers
Grain prices in Chongjin and other cities in North Hamgyong Province have been increasing since mid-August, causing rising anxiety over food shortages, a source...
N. Korea conducts unprecedented survey for market sellers, consumers
North Korean authorities recently conducted surveys for market sellers and customers with a view to improving the management of markets. The survey asked about...
North Korea’s self-reliance push costs factory worker a finger
A technician at a coal mining machinery factory in Chongjin lost a finger recently while attempting to produce insulating paper using scrap lumber, an...
