Tag: food

Large quantities of meat were recently distributed to select official markets in Pyongyang, creating unusual scenes of crowds swarming around meat stalls. A source in...

A grain management center under construction in Hwangju county, North Hwanghae province, since February will be completed this fall. Inside North Korea, concern is...

As food prices skyrocket across North Korea, hunger is spreading rapidly among the country's most vulnerable populations. Sources report that children are fainting from...

A wave of inflation is crushing North Korean markets as exchange rates soar and the local currency plummets. The dollar's value has jumped 20-30%...

A new investigation reveals that North Korean workers dispatched to Chinese fisheries were forced to surrender 80-90% of their wages to the state, receiving...

North Korea boasts that its factory output is improving people's lives, but many factory-made food products sit unsold well past their expiration dates. "The products...

While the summer harvest brings relief from wondering where the next meal will come from, many North Koreans have grown tired of eating mostly...

North Korean rice prices have settled around 12,000 won per kilogram after breaking the 10,000 won barrier for the first time on record. Meanwhile,...

North Korea is ordering all party organizations to provide workers and resources during rice planting season as part of a determined effort to boost...

Many North Korean soldiers are locked in fierce competition for coveted "work brigade" assignments, where military oversight is significantly more relaxed than standard barracks...