Tag: Markets
N. Korean vegetable, fruit prices change little despite heat waves and...
North Korean prices of vegetables and fruits have changed little despite recent heat waves and monsoon rains, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of...
Two N. Korean street sellers talk about challenges they face
North Korean street sellers are taking a direct hit to their livelihoods as the authorities intensify their COVID-19-era curbs on streetside commerce. The intensified...
N. Korean corn prices fall after unripened corn, potatoes start circulating...
North Korean corn prices recently plummeted after unripened corn and potatoes started circulating in the country’s markets, Daily NK has learned.
According to Daily NK’s...
Gloomy expectations about restart of trade leads to plummeting KPW-RMB rate
After rising for three months, North Korea’s KPW-RMB market exchange rate has recently plummeted due to falling expectations about the full-scale restart of trade...
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...
