Suspected Ganggye Chemical Factory leak pollutes nearby Changja River
A source recently told Daily NK that toxic substances leaked from Ganggye Chemical Factory (Factory 361) in Ganggye, Chagang Province, have likely polluted the...
Chagang Province residents turn to bottled water following water pollution incident
Many Chagang Province residents are buying water from a bottled water plant in Kanggye after an incident involving water pollution at Lake Rangrim in...
North Korea moves forward with efforts to prevent future flooding of rivers
North Korea is conducting nationwide river redevelopment efforts to prevent floods. A source in the country said that the authorities have mobilized every available...
Hunger trumps trees: N. Koreans uproot state reforestation for food crops
As North Korea's spring tree-planting season reaches its peak, residents in Ryanggang province are removing newly planted trees to grow food crops instead. This...
N. Korea’s ‘Arbor Day paradox’: How tree-planting initiatives are destroying forests
North Korea promoted nationwide tree-planting initiatives for Arbor Day (March 14) as part of a reforestation campaign. However, these efforts damaged forests as people...
