Tag: fuel
In freezing coal country, North Korean women protest ‘useless’ coal collection...
Women in North Korea's coal country are furious about being forced to scavenge for coal fragments in freezing temperatures as part of a national...
N. Korea urgently extends rail lines to military fuel depots to...
North Korea's defense ministry is urgently extending railroad lines to military fuel depots to enhance security in fuel distribution. The project, which began last...
Fuel theft sparks citywide crackdown on Pyongyang gas stations
The discovery of a gas station attendant pilfering and reselling government fuel in Pyongyang has triggered a sweeping inspection of all petrol stations in...
N. Korea appears to be building more oil tanks at Nampo...
Satellite images indicate that North Korea is building more oil tanks at the port of Nampo. The images also seem to show North Korean...
N. Hamgyong Province’s crackdown on generators causes panic
North Hamgyong Province's police agency is requiring people to update their power generator registrations, which has caused panic not only among seafood wholesalers, who...
N. Korean farmers show mixed reactions to tractors gifted by Kim...
After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent tractors to towns and counties in Yanggang Province to boost potato production, there have been mixed...
N. Korea’s defense ministry begins selection of train engineers
North Korea's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has begun selecting train engineers for the military on the direct orders of Kim Jong Un, Daily NK...
N. Korean fuel vendors face heavy crackdown by police
The North Korean authorities have recently launched a heavy crackdown on private vendors of fuel oil, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity,...
N. Korea continues to export coal despite UN sanctions
North Korea is actively exporting coal in defiance of a UN Security Council sanctions resolution, Daily NK has learned. While North Korean coal sold...
N. Korea’s increasing gasoline and diesel prices may negatively impact farming...
North Korea's gasoline and diesel prices have recently increased significantly amid the general surge in market prices following the country's announcement of a COVID-19...
