Tag: food shortages
N. Korea’s trade ministry orders establishment of “emergency trade system” to...
North Korea’s Ministry of External Economic Relations recently instructed central government-affiliated trade enterprises to establish an “emergency trade system” by the end of this...
N. Korea’s amended agriculture law strengthens role of individual farmers in...
North Korea recently amended parts of its Law on Agriculture that pertains to the so-called “sub-workteam management system.” The amendments strengthen the role of...
Pyongyang’s state-run food shops sell better quality grains than other parts...
North Korea operates around 280 state-run grain shops nationwide to smoothly control the acquisition and supply of food, but there are clear differences in...
Chongjin boy becomes sole earner for household after mother dies
Some Chongjin residents were recently moved to tears by the story of a teenage boy struggling to make ends meet after becoming the sole...
N. Koreans abandoning workplaces, places of residence punished with forced labor
North Koreans continue to abandon their workplaces and places of residence, which has led the authorities to sentence deserters with forced labor as a...
Hamhung child starves to death after being left alone at home
A seven-year-old boy abandoned by his caregivers recently starved to death in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity...
S. Pyongan Province calls on rural residents to help food-poor families...
South Pyongan Province is calling on rural residents to contribute rice to help food-poor families in the province's urban areas, Daily NK has learned.
“The...
N. Korean military exempts certain soldiers from participating in summer exercises
The North Korean military's General Staff Department (GSD) recently issued a special order to frontline corps that exempts units engaged in various military business...
The annual “barley hump” set to hit some parts of North...
As North Korea nears the “barley hump” — the lean time in the spring before the barley harvest — residents of Hwapyong County, Chagang...
N. Korea changes grain shop regulations several times in first quarter...
North Korean authorities changed regulations for state-run grain shops several times in the first quarter of this year, which suggests that the country has yet...
