Tag: entrepreneurs
Laser beauty treatments highlight growing wealth gap in N. Korea
Laser skin treatments are gaining popularity in North Korea's major cities, drawing significant interest among women, Daily NK has learned.
According to a source in...
N. Korea cracks down on booming private bus industry
North Korean authorities have launched a major crackdown on illegal bus operations as the industry becomes increasingly lucrative.
According to a Pyongyang source recently, emergency...
Prosecutors, police sweep North Korean retreats in vice crackdown
North Korean authorities have launched nationwide inspections of retreats and sanatoriums, targeting drug use and prostitution. A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily...
Sinuiju’s booming cottage industry: Fake lashes and wigs
A surge in the production of fake eyelashes and wigs has been observed in Sinuiju as locals seek profitable work with minimal initial investment....
Snapshots from North Korea: July 29-August 2, 2024
Mother reports daughter for watching S. Korean media, shocking N. Korean workers
Three female workers in their 20s from the Sinyang Export Clothing Factory in...
N. Korean donju increasingly turn to betting on sports matches for...
North Korea's rich entrepreneurs, known as donju, are increasingly betting large sums of money on games featuring former professional athletes hired for the purpose....
N. Korean “volunteers” are running away from terrible work conditions
North Korea's media outlets continue to boast that patriotic young people are lining up to volunteer for difficult jobs. But the reality is that...
S. Korean cosmetics find their way into North Pyongan Province
South Korean cosmetics are being secretly distributed in North Pyongan Province, Daily NK has learned. But some of the products in circulation are counterfeits...
N. Korea moves to increase public confidence in banking system
Four months have passed since North Korea launched what it calls its "20×10 regional development policy." Kim Jong Un personally unveiled the project, which...
N. Korea’s emphasis on raw material imports raises hopes about expanded...
The North Korean government is actively helping trading organizations import the raw materials needed for its “20×10 regional development policy,” Daily NK has learned....
