Tag: gold mining
Economic desperation drives surge of North Korean women into hazardous mining...
Several North Koreans who had resorted to gold mining as a last resort in the face of economic difficulties recently died when mines collapsed,...
North Korea’s soaring exchange rates crush small merchants while enriching the...
Small-scale merchants in North Korean markets who conduct business in local currency say life has become "exhausting" as the country's internal exchange rates have...
North Korean children drown in pools left by gold miners
As North Korean children play in water to escape the summer heat, parents worry about the drownings that happen around this time every year.
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N. Koreans facing economic hardship flock to gold mines to make...
Amid economic hardship, a growing number of North Koreans are flocking to gold mines in Unsan and Pakchon counties to earn money through odd...
Chagang Province residents turn to bottled water following water pollution incident
Many Chagang Province residents are buying water from a bottled water plant in Kanggye after an incident involving water pollution at Lake Rangrim in...
