Tag: Markets
N. Hamgyong Province market sellers still find it hard to make...
In North Hamgyong Province, market prices of some food items are falling to pre-COVID-19 levels, but food sellers are still finding it hard to...
Hyesan’s state-run food shops allow households to buy more grain
State-run food shops in Hyesan recently relaxed limitations on how much grain a single household is allowed to purchase, Daily NK has learned.
“Now, one...
Hoeryong intensifies crackdowns on street vendors
Hoeryong authorities have once again intensified crackdowns on street vendors, seriously threatening their livelihoods, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for security...
Hyesan tightens crackdown on pull-cart delivery people
Hyesan authorities are increasingly cracking down against pull-cart delivery people, with some of them even being dragged off to labor camps, Daily NK has...
N. Koreans return to using foreign currency in markets in Pyongyang,...
North Korea’s foreign exchange rates — which collapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic — are recovering to their pre-COVID levels with the county’s recent expansion...
N. Korea curtails early morning commerce in Pyongyang and other major...
North Korea recently began curtailing the early morning commerce that takes place in Pyongyang and other major cities nationwide, Daily NK has learned.
According to...
N. Korea’s mid-May market prices of rice reach highest levels in...
North Korea's mid-May market prices of rice are the highest they have ever been in mid-May over the last five years. Meanwhile, some North...
Plummeting prices and rising exchange rates cause difficulties for N. Korean...
A growing number of North Korean merchants have been suffering losses in the face of plummeting prices for certain goods and a rising KPW-RMB...
N. Korean rice prices climb once again after continuous fall since...
After continously falling since February, North Korean rice prices are once again climbing. Although North Korean authorities have greatly increased imports of rice, corn,...
N. Hamgyong Province’s food prices continue to fall amid expansion in...
Amid an expansion in North Korea-China trade, prices for food in Chongjin and Hoeryong's markets are continuing to fall, with the prices of some...
