Tag: food
N. Korea imports large amounts of rice from northeastern China
North Korean authorities have recently imported large quantities of rice from northeastern China. The imports appear to be aimed at stabilizing rice prices as...
S. Hamgyong Province’s rural areas suffer from severe food shortages
Some rural areas of South Hamgyong Province have recently experienced severe food shortages. With little sign of improvement, people are even taking their own...
Hyesan street vendors struggle to make ends meet despite easing crackdowns
Despite the easing of crackdowns, street food vendors in Hyesan are struggling these days because they make so little money, Daily NK has learned.
"Business...
N. Korean parents less inclined to send kids to kindergarten than...
Fewer North Korean parents want their children to attend kindergarten these days in some areas of the country, Daily NK has learned.
"The number of...
Controversy grows in N. Korea over disparity in grain prices
The huge disparity between the prices at which ruling party officials and ordinary people buy grain is causing controversy. The general public pays more...
Chongjinites angry about government pressure to meet scrap metal quota
Authorities in Chongjin have recently been pressuring people to submit their quota of scrap metal for the first quarter, Daily NK has learned.
"Citizens of...
The dark side of N. Korea’s efforts to speedily complete housing...
North Korea is accelerating its housing construction projects by forcing people to work long hours of intensive labor. The emphasis on speed has led...
N. Korean security officials increasingly turn to extortion of money changers,...
North Korean security officials in the China-North Korea border region are increasingly turning to extortion of money changers and remittance brokers to make money,...
N. Korea cuts supply of rations to regional security bureaus by...
Following an announcement by the Ministry of State Security that rations to regional security bureaus would be cut by one-third this year, the Yanggang...
North Korea still fails to adequately supply its overtaxed military
While the North Korean government uses soldiers both for national defense and construction projects, the country's leaders appear to be paying little attention to...
