Tag: housing
North Korea’s construction boom: Who really benefits?
North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 5 of the Hwasong District development on Feb. 18, 2026, in...
North Korea’s showpiece capital struggles with basic winter heating
As modern apartment dwellers in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang struggle to heat their homes in the winter, some apparently miss the old-fashioned...
N. Korea’s new rural facilities sit empty despite propaganda about ‘ideal...
Shops, bathhouses and clinics built to promote rural prosperity remain practically closed in sparsely populated counties, with local residents saying state-distributed goods appear only...
Kim Jong Un prioritizes weapons technology over economic gains from Ukraine...
A memorial for the war in Ukraine is under construction in the Hwasong district of Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un broke ground on the project...
N. Korea cracks down on home-based restaurants to force customers into...
Sinuiju authorities are targeting unlicensed food vendors operating from private yards, aiming to bring all commercial activity under state control despite public preference for...
Daily water delivery services become routine in North Korean cities as...
Tokchon residents pay 6,000–8,000 won for daily shipments of drinking and mineral water as aging infrastructure and pollution drive year-round demand beyond traditional monsoon...
North Korean island vanishing as Pyongyang extracts sand and gravel for...
Daily NK reported that uninhabited islands in Pyongyang's Taedong River have recently begun disappearing due to indiscriminate aggregate extraction. Satellite image analysis of the...
Pyongyang’s mining recruitment crisis: Free housing can’t keep workers from fleeing
North Korea is forcing discharged soldiers and young people to fill gaps at the country's mines, offering housing, matchmaking services and material assistance to...
North Korea’s real estate moguls: How the donju are getting richer
North Korea's nouveau riche, or donju, have recently amassed significant wealth through real estate investments.
"Nowadays, people with money in Sinuiju invest in homes, buying...
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...
