Tag: heating
N. Koreans struggle to obtain wind blockers as winter approaches
Many households in North Korea’s Ryanggang province — where winter temperatures plummet to close to 30 degrees Celsius below freezing — lack wind blockers...
Urban beautification projects eliminate public drying spaces for homemade heating fuel
As North Koreans busily prepare for winter, the number of households making their own coal briquettes for heating in cities such as Sinuiju, North...
N. Koreans embrace fall moving season, seek better utilities and market...
North Koreans are increasingly moving homes in the fall, mirroring a seasonal pattern common in South Korea. The trend may reflect the housing construction...
Pyongyang elite face surprise electricity checks despite living in luxury apartments
North Korea is monitoring electricity usage in homes located in upscale high-rise apartments in elite neighborhoods of Pyongyang.
A Pyongyang source told Daily NK recently...
An electricity hog: N. Korea’s Pyongyang Greenhouse Complex
One of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's top achievements is the construction of the Pyongyang Kangdong Comprehensive Greenhouse. Located in Bonghwa Village, Kangdong...
N. Hamgyong Province raises advance payments for housing
The North Hamgyong Province People's Committee recently increased the advance payments that prospective homeowners will have to pay to fund the construction of their...
Poisoned N. Korean elderly couple revived through narcotics
An elderly couple in Kyongwon County, North Hamgyong Province, was brought to consciousness with the help of narcotics after collapsing from carbon monoxide poisoning,...
Many N. Koreans can’t heat homes due to firewood shortage
As North Korea faces a huge drop in temperatures down to 20 degrees Celsius below zero at times, many North Korean families in the...
N. Korean coal briquettes in markets are cheaper than last year
As North Koreans begin to prepare for the winter, the price of coal briquettes — the primary source of heating in the country —...
Hyesan schools demand firewood and cash from students to prepare for...
Schools in Yanggang Province's city of Hyesan are demanding students contribute firewood or cash to purchase firewood to heat classrooms during the coming winter,...
