Tag: black market
N. Korean parents struggle with hefty school decoration fees as new...
As North Korean schools prepare for the new academic year starting April 1, parents are frustrated by school decoration fees their children are expected...
N. Korean authorities spring sting operations on illegal currency traders
North Korean authorities have intensified their crackdown on unauthorized foreign currency trading, with law enforcement increasingly using sting operations to catch offenders.
According to a...
N. Korea launches crackdown as market prices surge nationwide
North Korean authorities have begun taking aggressive action against nationwide price increases that started in mid-February, Daily NK has learned.
"The government has launched a...
Beer cards and black markets: Inside Pyongyang’s popular beer hall
Pyongyang's Taedonggang Beer Hall is drawing steady crowds despite winter weather, with customers to the bar rising amid New Year festivities, Daily NK has...
N. Korea tightens state control over grain trade through legal reform
North Korea has steadily increased state control over the country's grain trade through legal amendments, shifting these activities away from autonomous markets. A significant...
N. Korea’s electronics black market: Foreign tech flows despite global ban
Despite the international ban on directly providing, selling, or transferring electronics with military applications to North Korea, foreign-made mobile phones, laptop computers, and smartwatches...
Nature’s bounty or state property? N. Korea’s war on unauthorized foraging
North Korea has recently seen an increase in illegal hunting and foraging, as well as smuggling game and herbs out of the country or...
N. Korean checkpoint inspector arrested after years of smuggling
A North Korean security inspector was arrested in late August for allegedly smuggling illegal materials into Pyongyang using a vehicle designed to carry secret...
Fuel theft sparks citywide crackdown on Pyongyang gas stations
The discovery of a gas station attendant pilfering and reselling government fuel in Pyongyang has triggered a sweeping inspection of all petrol stations in...
Two money changers in Pyongsong arrested for manipulating exchange rates
North Korea’s Ministry of State Security recently arrested two money changers in Pyongsong for manipulating exchange rates, Daily NK has learned.
“Two sisters in their...
