Tag: housing
Snapshots from North Korea: August 5-9, 2024
N. Korean farmer takes life after flood destroys crops
In a tragic incident in North Korea's North Hamgyong province, a woman in her 50s took...
Pyongyang authorities launch investigation into housing corruption
In early June, the Pyongyang People’s Committee launched an investigation into corruption involving residency permits at a housing development on Jonwi Street that was...
Academy of National Defense Science researchers unhappy with poor living conditions
Researchers at the Academy of National Defense Science, a critical agency in North Korea's accelerating satellite and weapons development efforts, are increasingly unhappy with...
Hwasong District holds training sessions for new apartment tenants
The people’s committee of Pyongyang's Hwasong District is administering home maintenance training sessions for tenants of new homes in the district, Daily NK has...
N. Korean laborers work nights to finish Hwasong residential development project
After a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the third phase of a residential development in the Hwasong District of Pyongyang, satellite images show that...
Pyongyang authorities investigate corruption in Hwasong housing development
The Pyongyang People's Committee recently launched an inspection into alleged financial transactions related to the allotment of housing in the city's Hwasong housing development,...
In Hyesan, N. Korean-made roof tiles are more popular than imported...
While imported metal tiles are the most popular roofing material for North Korean homes, the real best-seller is locally made tiles, which are cheaper,...
Satellite imagery reveals nighttime lights at North Korea’s Camp 22
North Korea's political prison camps - which the regime denies even exist - are referred to by their number, as in Camp XX. According...
North Pyongan Province orders a stop to illegal home additions
The North Pyongan Province People's Committee has begun to crack down on people who illegally build additions to their houses to accommodate two families....
Why are North Koreans avoiding the upper floors of newly built...
People in Chongjin and Hoeryong are avoiding the upper floors of newly built high-rise apartments due to various inconveniences, Daily NK has learned.
"The high-rise...
