Tag: motorcycles
Electric bicycles transform rural North Korea’s economy and daily life
Electric bicycles are transforming life in North Korea's rural communities, offering people a faster and more convenient alternative to traditional bicycles while opening new...
N. Korean youth embrace motorcycles as income source, status symbol
For young North Koreans, motorcycles have become a means to earn a living, a symbol of wealth and a necessity for dating.
"Young people nowadays...
Shortened market hours push N. Korean vendors toward home delivery services
Marketplaces in parts of North Korea continue operating only in the afternoon, months after the official reason for shorter hours has ended.
While some view...
Motorcycle couriers become the new hustle for N. Korean youth
A new way to make money has emerged among young North Koreans—"quick delivery" services using motorcycles. This type of work is becoming increasingly popular...
Pyongyang’s driving craze prompts licensing reform to protect Kim Jong Un
Car rentals have sparked a driving craze among young people and women in Pyongyang—and now North Korean authorities are scrambling to crack down on...
N. Korea’s car rental experiment creates new dating culture in Pyongyang
A car rental service that North Korea is testing in Pyongyang's Hwasong district has been well-received by both business owners and young people. Young...
N. Korean smugglers import used vehicles as transportation business grows
North Korea is smuggling used vehicles, including four-door trucks and motorcycles, into Hyesan. These vehicles are in high demand among private businesspeople who use...
Chongjin drivers face growing police shakedowns
Traffic police in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, are increasingly extorting bribes from taxi and motorcycle drivers. Drivers report feeling distressed as officers demand payments...
Kim Jong Un orders restoration, upgrade of security checkpoints in Jagang...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the restoration and upgrading of security checkpoints in Jagang province after they were severely damaged by...
Some areas of N. Korea halt individual registration of motorcycles
The "people's safety departments" of some provincial branches of the Ministry of Social Security are refusing to register motorcycles under the names of their...
