Tag: jangmadang

Rice and corn prices at North Korean markets have surged to historic highs in 2026, with the won's sharpest depreciation against the dollar on...

North Korea has injected millions of dollars in emergency funds to prevent domestic fuel prices from spiraling out of control amid a surge in...

Fuel prices in North Korea spiked by as much as 25% in early March following the outbreak of war involving Iran, before partially stabilizing...

North Pyongan province's party committee has summoned local commercial and light industry officials to a two-night, three-day open party general meeting in Sinuiju, pressing...

North Korea has drawn its sharpest response yet to a currency crisis, deploying undercover security cadets and newly assigned officers to crack down on...

Small vendor stalls have begun appearing outside schools in parts of North Korea, offering students and teachers a convenient place to buy snacks, stationery,...

North Korea's crackdown on private markets is intensifying as the regime designates March a "month of commercial revolution," triggering sharp price spikes and supply...

North Korean authorities have sharply escalated inspections of jangmadang markets in Hamhung city, seizing domestically produced household goods from vendors and routing them into...

North Korea is tightening import controls on detergents, soap and stationery as part of a broader push to promote domestic consumer goods, following the...