Tag: metal
N. Korea’s shortage of scrap metal highlights its inefficient economic system
Kim Jong Un's ambitious 20x10 regional development plan is already running into problems. In addition to the shortage of common materials such as cement...
Chongjinites angry about government pressure to meet scrap metal quota
Authorities in Chongjin have recently been pressuring people to submit their quota of scrap metal for the first quarter, Daily NK has learned.
"Citizens of...
Kaesong hands down “unreasonable” new quota for scrap metal collection
There is discontent among some Kaesong Special City residents after municipal authorities recently handed down an “unreasonable” quota for collecting “scrap metal” after the...
N. Korea continues to import metal into the country
Shipments of metal were recently spotted being transported by truck into North Korea, despite the ban on such shipments by the UN Security Council,...
