Tag: donju
Women’s union crackdown targets home tailoring workshop in Hyesan
A women's union crackdown in the North Korean border city of Hyesan has targeted a home-based tailoring workshop this September, with officials publicly criticizing...
South Hwanghae grain store managers escape punishment after hiking rice prices
Managers of state-run grain stores in North Korea's South Hwanghae province pushed rice prices well above market rates in September 2026. Provincial authorities summoned...
Private traders still control goods distribution after passing through customs
North Korea has consolidated its foreign trade under officially licensed trading companies, sidelining independent traders from the import process. But once goods clear customs,...
Pyongyang car office workers busted for renting out state vehicles
Three low ranking managers at a car management office in Pyongyang have been referred to prosecutors on charges of secretly renting out state owned...
Apartment prices fall in one of Pyongyang’s newest districts
Apartment prices in one of Pyongyang's newer housing districts have fallen from about $70,000 to roughly $60,000, and sales have slowed sharply, as a...
North Korea’s wealthy still crave South Korean cosmetics despite crackdown
Demand for South Korean cosmetics among North Korea's wealthy elite shows no sign of slowing, and smugglers have begun repackaging the products into Chinese...
Donju now run many of North Korea’s state grain shops
North Korean authorities set up state-run grain sales offices to stabilize food supplies and prices, but many of these shops are now run behind...
Two arrested in Wonsan for smishing, voice phishing crimes targeting donju
North Korea has arrested two people in Wonsan, a city in Kangwon province, in mid-July 2026. Investigators say the pair used a "smishing" scheme,...
Markets, not wages, feed North Korean households
"The official salary from my workplace is about 30,000 North Korean won a month. But feeding our family of four takes more than 800,000...
North Korean beauty salons, saunas embrace premium services
North Korean beauty salons and sauna houses are increasingly rebranding themselves as premium service providers in 2026, bundling haircuts, massages, skin care treatments and...
